Araminta Spookie 2: The Sword in the Grotto

Get ready for more adventures with Araminta, the star of a delightfully "spookie" chapter book series from Angie Sage, author of the New York Times bestselling Septimus Heap series!

Sir Horace is about to turn five hundred years old! Araminta and Wanda need to find him the perfect gift. Araminta finds an ancient sword in a grotto hidden under her haunted house—and it should be a cinch to get it. But she wasn't planning on the nasty surprise of a portcullis-trap and a rising tide in the grotto. Will Araminta and Wanda make it to Sir Horace's birthday party?

• Spooky Adventure: Explore a smugglers’ tunnel full of spiders and secrets, but watch out for ancient traps and a flooding sea cave!
• Ghosts for Kids: Meet Sir Horace, a ghost who is about to turn 500 years old and is getting very, very grumpy about it.
• Friendship Story: Araminta is brave and Wanda is… not. Can these two best friends work together when they’re trapped by a rising tide?
• Treasure Hunt: The goal: find the perfect birthday present. The prize: a mysterious, ancient sword. Getting it is the easy part. Getting out alive is another story.