' Gripping
- a joy of a story' Robin Stevens Shortlisted for the Shrewsbury Book Award & the Warwickshire Book Award When ten-year-old Liam moves house to be closer to his dementia-suffering grandma he's thrown into an unfamiliar place with a family that seems to be falling apart Liam doesn't remember what his grandma was like before she became ill He only knows the witch-like old woman who snaps & snarls & eats her birthday cards He wants to fix it but he can't Walking his dog one day Liam discovers an old stone gargoyle in a rundown church & his life changes in impossible ways The gargoyle is alive It moves unseen in the night acting out Liam's stories & stories can be dangerous things Seeking revenge against the bullies at his new school Liam tells a story about the gargoyle attacking them When one of them ends up in hospital a regretful Liam vows never to go near the gargoyle again But his grandma's illness is getting worse his mum isn't coping & his sister is skipping school What if the gargoyle is the only thing that can save Liam's family?