Step into the Dark

by Bridget Crowley

The eerily-lit staircase seemed to hide not ghosts, but things and people that meant terrible harm. The balcony in the Hall seemed far away, like a beautiful dream he had to wake up from. Reality was home and getting up to the ninth floor unscathed. Whether he's alone at home (his mom is asleep, or not there) or working on the lighting in the balcony of the local Community Hall, threats of menace and danger surround Beetle. When he tries to protect Tamar, the beautiful young singer, he too becomes a target for the bullies' violent games. And then there's another problem: the girl in white, who vanishes as mysteriously as she appears. Could she be a ghost—and if she is, why is she calling out to Beetle across the darkness?

192 pages, Paperback

First published March 1, 2002

About the author

Bridget Crowley began her career as a dancer and actor, and has been a teacher of both in schools across London. She is now a writer and a freelance lecturer and story-teller, spending much of her time working with school children and the disabled, talking about art and painting - at the National Gallery, the Tate Modern, the Tate St. Ives and the Wallace Collection, among others. She also works as an 'audio-describer' at the Royal National Theatre, assisting the visually impaired to appreciate live performances.

Reviews

[Miranda Miller · Rating 5 out of 5]

Met the author as a child and got the book after begging my mum for it. It was the first book I ever read and I absolutely loved it!

[Ashleigh · Rating 1 out of 5]

I didn't like it. It failed to get me interested.