Crow by Nicola Skinner

New girl Hattie hopes a scarecrow will protect her den at school, but she soon realises she can't control him . . . A darkly comic tale from acclaimed author Nicola Skinner.
New girl Hattie hopes a scarecrow will protect her den at school, but soon Crow is taking his job far too seriously and Hattie's chances of making any friends are being ruined . . . A darkly comic tale from acclaimed author Nicola Skinner.

Nicola Skinner is a critically acclaimed children's author whose debut novel, Bloom, became a Guardian Book of the Year and was longlisted for the Blue Peter and Branford Boase awards. An exciting and unique voice in children's literature, Nicola's books have been picks for the Sunday Times Children's Book of the Week, the Guardian Book of the Month and The Bookseller Editor's Pick.Â