Emma Carroll

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  • Bibliography:
    17 Books
  • First Book:
    October 2013
  • Latest Book:
    October 2022
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Book List in Order: 17 titles

  • Frost Hollow Hall

    The gates to Frost Hollow Hall loomed before us. They were great tall things, the ironwork all twisted leaves and queer-looking flowers. And they were very definitely shut. Tilly's heart sinks. Will's at the door of their cottage, daring her to ...

  • The Girl Who Walked On Air

    Louie, who was abandoned at Chipchase''s Travelling Circus as a baby, dreams of becoming a ''Showstopper'', but Mr Chipchase keeps her hidden, tucked away in the ticket booth. No Death-Defying Stunts for her. But Louie has been secretly practising he...

  • The Snow Sister

    Ever since her sister, Agnes, died, Pearl has a tradition every time it snows. She makes a person out of snow. A snow sister. It makes Christmas feel a little less lonely. On Christmas Eve, her father receives a letter about a long-lost relative's...

  • In Darkling Wood

    When Alice is suddenly bundled off to her estranged grandmother Nell’s house, there’s nothing good about it, except the beautiful Darkling Wood at the end of the garden -- but Nell wants to have it cut down. Alice feels at home there, at peace. S...

  • Letters from the Lighthouse

    We weren't supposed to be going to the pictures that night. We weren't even meant to be outside, not in a blackout, and definitely not when German bombs had been falling on London all month like pennies from a jar.February, 1941. After months of bomb...

  • Sky Chasers

    The race is on to be the first to discover the secret of flight! Magpie is soon caught up in a world of science, spies, and unruly animals to be the first to passenger in a hot air balloon.Yesterday, Magpie was one of the best thieves in all of Fran...

  • Make More Noise!

    "You have to make more noise than anybody else" - Emmeline Pankhurst, leader of the British Suffragette movementAn incredible collection of brand new short stories, from ten of the UK's very best storytellers, celebrating inspirational girls and wome...

  • Strange Star

    From the critically acclaimed author of In Darkling Wood comes a spine-tingling novel inspired by Frankenstein with more than a hint of mystery and suspense. One stormy June evening, five friends meet at Villa Diodati, the summer home of Lord Byr...

  • Secrets of a Sun King

    Enter a world of Egyptian pharaohs and ancient curses from the Queen of Historical Fiction.London, 1922. A discovery from ancient Egypt . . .A cursed package . . .The untold story of a young pharaoh . . .When Lilian Kaye finds a parcel on her grandad...



  • When we were Warriors

    An irresistible return to World War Two for the Queen of Historical Fiction.A body washed up on the beach . . .Evacuation to an old house with forbidden rooms and dark secrets . . .An animal rescue service . . .Set in World War Two, Emma Carroll expl...

  • The Somerset Tsunami

    A fight for survival against torrential flooding and local superstition from the Queen of Historical Fiction.A sinking boat . . .A girl in disguise . . .A disappearing sea . . .When Fortune Sharpe carves a boat from a tree with her beloved brother, G...

  • The Ghost Garden

    Queen of historical fiction Emma Carroll makes her Barrington Stoke debut with a powerful, evocative, and spine-tingling story of childhood on the brink of war.SUMMER 1914When Fran uncovers a bone in the garden of Longbarrow House on the same afterno...

  • The Week at World's End

    The hotly anticipated new standalone from the bestselling and award-winning Queen of Historical Fiction, Emma Carroll.Britain, 1962'Who are you?' I asked.'You don't know who I am? You mean, it's not been on the news?'The girl glanced from Ray to me a...

  • A Night at the Frost Fair

    Capture the magic of winters past with this stunning gift for all the family by bestselling author Emma Carroll, and award-winning illustrator, Sam Usher.'A magical adventure to melt the frostiest of hearts' Ben Miller.  It’s Christmastime, an...

  • Escape to the River Sea

    Beautiful and full of adventure, Escape to the River Sea is Emma Carroll's compelling novel inspired by Eva Ibbotson's bestselling, classic masterpiece, Journey to the River Sea.'Unputdownable storytelling. I loved it.' - Hilary McKay, Costa Award-wi...

  • The Little Match Girl Strikes Back

    It only takes one strike! A powerful feminist reworking of the Hans Christian Andersen classic, from bestselling and award-winning creators Emma Carroll and Lauren Child.Bridie works hard to feed her family, selling matches on the streets of Victoria...

  • The Tale of Truthwater Lake

    On one side of the underwater street is the remains of a house . . . It's beautiful here, and eerie, a lost kingdom, a ghost village . . .It's the near-future and Britain is having yet another heatwave. Of course, the government have put in the norma...

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Emma Carroll has published 17 books.

Emma Carroll does not have a new book coming out soon. The latest book, The Tale of Truthwater Lake, was published in October 2022.

The first book by Emma Carroll, Frost Hollow Hall, was published in October 2013.

No. Emma Carroll does not write books in series.
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