The Graveyard Riddle Award-winning author by Lisa Thompson (author)

Return to the wonderful characters of beloved, bestselling, award-winning The Goldfish Boy, one of the most talked-about debut children’s books of recent years.
Melody Bird has discovered an old abandoned house in the corner of the graveyard, and a mysterious boy hiding out there…
Hal tells her that he’s a spy-in-training, using the house as a base for his undercover surveillance of a known local criminal.
Her friends Matthew and Jake don’t believe that a teenager would be entrusted with this mission and turn the tables to spy on him, uncovering secrets and unravelling a mystery as they go.

The sequel to huge bestseller The Goldfish Boy

A clever, very moving mystery for young readers to help solve

“One of our most inventive writers for children” The Times

Our January 2021 Ages 11+ Book of the Month

Our January Book of the Month pick for ages 11 and over has to be The Graveyard Riddle. This is the long-awaited companion novel to Lisa Thompson’s award-winning debut The Goldfish Boy. The Graveyard Riddle returns us to the wonderful characters and world we love, and has all the heart and warmth of the first book. This time told from one of our favourite character’s perspectives – clever and curious Melody Bird, who discovers an old abandoned house in the corner of the graveyard, and a mysterious boy hiding out there…

It has the same middle-grade magic formula of humour, uncovering secrets and unravelling a page-turning mystery plot as they go. This is bound to be another beloved bestseller and favourite for years to come.

Su – Book Club Editor, Ages 7–11+

Product Details

Catalogue number

1112 in Setanta SCB September 2025

Format

Paperback

ISBN

9780702301582

Publisher

Scholastic

Date published

January 7th, 2021

Accelerated Reader

AR book level: 4.0; Middle years; 8.0 points

Other details

352 pages

Condition

New

Available in these packs

7books
Lisa Thompson Pack

eur prices

Offer price: €36.50

Rewards/RRP: €80.75

Author/Illustrator

Lisa Thompson

Lisa Thompson is the bestselling and critically acclaimed author of THEGOLDFISHBOY (one of the top selling debuts of 2017), THELIGHTJAR and THEDAY I WASERASED. Her books have been shortlisted for many awards, including the Waterstones Children’s Book Prize. She grew up in Essex and now lives in Suffolk with her family.