On vacation, Joe and Eddie are intrigued by the bubbling mud pools and gushing geysers that dot the landscape around the lake where they're staying. They meet local volcano expert Rocky, who tells them about the cataclysmic 1886 eruption of Mt Tarawera – the volcano that casts a long shadow towards their holiday cottage.
But Joe’s fascination turns to unease when ghostly sightings on the lake and dark rumblings from the Earth hint that the volcano is reawakening. Can he persuade Rocky, who puts his faith only in science, to sound a warning?
The past reaches out to touch the present in this spooky middle grade adventure story from the author of The Ghosts of Young Nick’s Head. Read it at night, if you dare … (less)
