Specsavers Children's Book of the Year (Junior)

Shortlist 2025

Ellora McGee Trainee Banshee

Ellora McGee Trainee Banshee

By Sinéad O'Hart & Úna Woods

Ellora McGee is just like you and me, except she’s also a trainee banshee …

Starting a new school in a new town, Ellora McGee is nervous. Making friends is hard enough, but how will her classmates react when she tells them she’s a trainee banshee?

A banshee’s Wail is a warning, and however much she tries, Ellora just can’t keep hers in. She doesn’t want to scare off her new friends, but something’s up at their school!

Can they solve the mystery and save the day?

About Sinéad O'Hart & Úna Woods...

Sinéad O’Hart is a writer and podcaster (Storyshaped), with six books for readers aged 8+ to her name (The Eye of the North, Skyborn, The Star-Spun Web, The Time Tider, The Silver Road and Sword of the Sun) and a series for younger readers, Lola and Larch.

Úna Woods is a picture book author and illustrator based in Dublin. She is the author/ illustrator of Have You Seen the Dublin Vampire? and A Spooktacular Place to Be.

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