The Ash House

by Angharad Walker Narrated by Simon Vance

Overview

An unsettling, gripping middle grade debut about searching for a sense of belonging in the wrong places, and the bravery it takes to defy those who seek to control us. This is Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children meets Lord of the Flies for fans of Neil Gaiman and Holly Black.

When Eleven-year-old Sol arrives at the Ash House, desperate for a cure for his complex pain syndrome, he finds a community of strange children long abandoned by their mysterious Headmaster.

The children at the Ash House want the new boy to love their home as much as they do. They give him a name like theirs. They show him the dorms and tell him about the wonderful oasis that the Headmaster has created for them. But the new boy already has a name. Doesn't he? At least he did before he walked through those gates...

This was supposed to be a healing refuge for children like him. Something between a school and a summer camp. With kids like him. With pain like his. But no one is allowed to get sick at the Ash House. NO ONE.

And then The Doctor arrives...

Strange things are about to happen at the mysterious Ash House. And the longer Sol spends on the mysterious grounds, the more he begins to forget who he is, the more the other children begin to distrust him, and the worse his pain becomes. But can he hold onto reality long enough to find an escape? And better yet, can he convince the others?

Editorial Reviews

MARCH 2021 - AudioFile

Narrator Simon Vance skillfully keeps listeners engrossed with the unsettling happenings at the Ash House. Eleven-year-old Sol arrives with the hope that his chronic pain will be healed, but he finds that the children who live in the dormitory have strange names, a fixation on “nicenesses,” and a missing headmaster. Listeners will be captivated from the beginning as the sounds of rain, wind, and wild animals accompany the creepy, ambient music that plays throughout the audiobook. Vance intensifies his pace as Sol loses his memories of the past and asks probing questions of the other children, echoing the fear and distrust they express in distinct, youthful voices. This mysterious audiobook will have listeners wondering what’s real and what’s imagined. A.K.R. © AudioFile 2021, Portland, Maine

MARCH 2021 - AudioFile

Narrator Simon Vance skillfully keeps listeners engrossed with the unsettling happenings at the Ash House. Eleven-year-old Sol arrives with the hope that his chronic pain will be healed, but he finds that the children who live in the dormitory have strange names, a fixation on “nicenesses,” and a missing headmaster. Listeners will be captivated from the beginning as the sounds of rain, wind, and wild animals accompany the creepy, ambient music that plays throughout the audiobook. Vance intensifies his pace as Sol loses his memories of the past and asks probing questions of the other children, echoing the fear and distrust they express in distinct, youthful voices. This mysterious audiobook will have listeners wondering what’s real and what’s imagined. A.K.R. © AudioFile 2021, Portland, Maine

Product Details

BN ID:	2940177321394
Publisher:	Scholastic, Inc.
Publication date:	02/02/2021
Edition description:	Unabridged
Age Range:	8 - 11 Years

Videos