You Better Watch Out

by Naughton, Sarah

Interest age: from c 12 years

Published 12/10/2023 by Scholastic in the United Kingdom.

Paperback | 320 pages

  Dark, moreish and chilling - the countdown

to Christmas is on ... and time is running out.

Every day in December, a gift is left for Eleri

in the abandoned tower block opposite her flat.

At first, she can't help but be flattered, hoping that her Secret

Santa is enigmatic Ras - a boy she has history

with.

But with each day that passes, the gifts get darker and more dangerous.

Is this a harmless bit of festive fun? Or does this have

something to do with Nina's disappearance last

year? If so ... will Eleri be next?

Perfect for BookTok, this thriller is the ultimate blend of haunting

and festive

Foregrounding themes of disability and broken families: Eleri's

single mum has cerebral palsy

Sarah Naughton was shortlisted for the Costa Children's Book

Award with her YA novel THE HANGED MAN RISES