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Emma Read

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Children's, Humor and Comedy, Horror

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January 2018

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Emma is the award-winning author of the Milton the Mighty series (The Times book of the year) and brand new spooky standalone, The Housetrap. She also co-wrote Panda in the Spotlight with Sarah Horne, all with Chicken House Books.

When not writing, Emma is a freelance novel editor with EmDashED and a writing tutor and mentor with WriteMentor.

She loves Hallowe'en, sci-fi, and board games, and plays too much Fortnite. She lives in the southwest of the UK with her cat and two pet children ... is that right?? ...more

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Average rating: 3.92 · 295 ratings · 76 reviews · 5 distinct works • Similar authors

	The Housetrap 3.85 avg rating — 163 ratings — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Milton the Mighty 4.37 avg rating — 63 ratings — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Silent Night 3.59 avg rating — 39 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Darker Water 3.53 avg rating — 19 ratings — published 2026 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Milton the Megastar 4.27 avg rating — 11 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Wakenhyrst

by Michelle Paver

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We Used to Live Here

by Marcus Kliewer (Goodreads Author)

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Witchborn

by Nicholas Bowling

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Emma Read made a comment in the group Goodreads Librarians Group — Several of my books attributed to another author topic " Hi, Darker Water, as well as the following titles: Silent Night; The House Trap: Diesem Spiel entkommst du nicht; La maison piégée are attributed to t ...more "
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Emma Read rated a book it was amazing Plastic: A Coming of Age, Young Adult, Ocean-Based Horror Thriller by Marisa Noelle (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
A twisty, gripping, ocean eco-thriller perfect for fans of Jaws! The author's love of the waves comes across clearly, but so does the terror! But more than that, this is a story of grief and loss and overcoming, and fighting for truth and what's righ ...more
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