Specsavers Children's Book of the Year (Senior)

Shortlist 2025

Milly McCarthy and the Haunted House HullaBOOloo

Milly McCarthy and the Haunted House HullaBOOloo

By Leona Forde & Karen Harte

Milly’s class are running a Halloween fundraiser – turning a local farmer’s barn into a HAUNTED HOUSE to raise money for a new GAA team jersey! But things aren’t quite SPOOKY enough for Milly, so she plans some truly ghostly goings on …

From furry fancy dress to hidden haunted dolls and an appearance from the LEGENDARY BEAST of Ballybrogin, Milly sets in motion a chain of events that will HAUNT her – Scoil Eoin – for ever.

But of course, it’s TOTALLY NOT HER FAULT …

About Leona Forde & Karen Harte...

Leona Forde is a children’s author and teacher from Bandon, County Cork.

Karen Harte is an illustrator, comic creator and visual designer from Dublin.

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