THE MAGICAL CONCLUSION TO STELLA MONTGOMERY’S AWARD-WINNING STORY
‘the perfect conclusion to a wonderfully quirky Victorian fantasy series’
- Pages & Pages
Stella Montgomery is in disgrace. The Aunts have sent her to Wakestone Hall, a grim boarding school where the disobedient are tamed and the wilful are made meek. But when a friend disappears, Stella is determined to find her - no matter the danger…
Soon Stella is thrown deeper into the mysteries of Wakestone… and her own past. Will Stella save her friend in time? And will she discover - at long last - where she truly belongs?
Bestselling writer-illustrator Judith Rossell returns with the breathtaking final adventure in this award-winning series.
Winner of the 2019 Davitt Award for Best Children’s Crime Novel.
SERIES AWARDS
Withering-by-Sea (Book 1)
Winner - 2015 Indie Awards, Book of the Year: Children’s & YA
Winner - 2015 Australian Book Industry Awards, Book of the Year: Older Children
Winner - 2015 Davitt Awards
Honour Book - 2015 Children’s Book Council of Australia Awards
Shortlisted - 2015 Prime Minister’s Literary Awards
Shortlisted - 2014 Aurealis Awards
Shortlisted - 2017 Australian Book Design Awards
Wormwood Mire (Book 2)
Winner - 2017 Davitt Awards
Shortlisted - 2017 Indie Awards, Book of the Year: Children’s & YA
Shortlisted - 2017 Australian Book Industry Awards, Book of the Year: Older Children
Shortlisted - 2017 ABA Booksellers' Choice Award
Shortlisted - 2017 Australian Book Design Awards
Notable Book - 2017 Children’s Book Council of Australia Awards