The Skeleton Flute

Name: The Skeleton Flute
Brand: Dreamscape Media
Availability: InStock
Author: Damara Allen
ISBN: 9781666675689

Author: Damara Allen

Narrator: Ron Butler

Unabridged: 8 hr 1 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Dreamscape Media

Published: 09/17/2024

Categories: Children's Fiction, Children's Social Themes, Fairy Tales

Synopsis

The legend of the Pied Piper meets Sal and Gabi Break the Universe with a touch of Coraline in this spooky and suspenseful middle grade adventure about a boy whose wish goes horribly wrong and his fight to reunite with his real family. Sam Windsor’s parents and younger siblings, Grayson and Addie, are his whole world, so when his parents announce they’re separating, Sam is devastated. He’d do anything to make his parents change their minds and keep the family together. When a stranger offers a flute made of bone that supposedly grants the player’s wish, Sam doesn’t really believe it will work but figures he has nothing to lose. Surprisingly, the wish on the skeleton flute comes true. The next day, his parents are happily in love, with no plans for his dad to leave. But there’s a major problem: his parents’ relationship isn’t the only thing in his life that has changed, and some of the changes are definitely for the worse. Caught in a world full of unintended consequences and familiar strangers, Sam has limited options for returning to his old life—worries, challenges, and all. Can he track down the mysterious man who gave him the flute and undo his wish?

About Damara Allen

Damara Allen was born and raised in Syracuse, New York. She loves everything spooky and creepy. When she’s not writing, she’s spending time with her husband and daughter.

About Ron Butler

Ron Butler is a Los Angeles based actor who works regularly as a commercial and animation voiceover artist and an audiobook narrator. A member of the Atlantic Theater Company, he has over a hundred film and television credits to his name and won an Independent Filmmaker Project Award for his work in the HBO film Everyday People.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Mary on April 11, 2024

THE SKELETON FLUTE is my favourite type of middle grade horror. It's creepy, heartfelt, and imaginative in equal measure, tackling real-life issues (like divorce) seamlessly alongside fantastical troubles (like accidentally magicking yourself into a whole other life). Sam is such an authentic, vulne......more

Goodreads review by Ms. Woc Reader on October 28, 2024

In The Skeleton Flute Sam finds out that his parents are separating and is approached by a stranger named Bones who offers him a flute that will grant his greatest desires. Despite his initial skepticism Sam wishes his parents would stay together and wakes up the next morning to find them together a......more

Goodreads review by Ellen on May 16, 2024

I just finished this book, and although it was horror, I’m fighting tears from such a touching and moving story of learning that we all have the strength to do hard things when we are surrounded by people who care about us. There is plenty of spooky for spooky lovers, but this story also has so much......more

Goodreads review by Hoover Public Library on October 21, 2024

Sam's world is rocked with the announcement of his parents' separation, and he will do anything to change that reality. Including make a wish on a skeleton flute presented by a shady character named Bones.......more

Goodreads review by Amy on July 11, 2024

Damara Allen has created a fast-paced, creepy tale in The Skeleton Flute. The Pied Piper story is one of the darkest of fairy tales and this new take on the story builds upon that darkness. Sam Windsor has just learned that his parents are separating and a spooky stranger has offered to make his gre......more

Quotes

Initially, Allen captures the heartbreak of parents separating at an age when children have neither the verbal nor emotional vocabulary to communicate how deeply they are affected. . . . For readers who enjoy descriptive fantasy with a touch of horror.