Stella Montgomery is in disgrace. The Aunts have sent her to Wakestone Hall, a grim boarding school where the disobedient are tamed and the wilful are made meek. But when a friend disappears, Stella is determined to find her -- no matter the danger ...

Soon Stella is thrown deeper into the mysteries of Wakestone ... and her own past. Will Stella save her friend in time? And will she discover -- at long last -- where she truly belongs?

Bestselling writer-illustrator Judith Rossell returns with the breathtaking final adventure in this award-winning series.

Winner - 2019 Davitt Awards

SERIES AWARDS

Withering-by-Sea (Book 1)

Winner - 2015 Indie Awards, Book of the Year: Children's & YA

Winner - 2015 Australian Book Industry Awards, Book of the Year: Older Children

Winner - 2015 Davitt Awards

Honour Book - 2015 Children's Book Council of Australia Awards

Shortlisted - 2015 Prime Minister's Literary Awards

Shortlisted - 2014 Aurealis Awards

Shortlisted - 2017 Australian Book Design Awards

Wormwood Mire (Book 2)

Winner - 2017 Davitt Awards

Shortlisted - 2017 Indie Awards, Book of the Year: Children's & YA

Shortlisted - 2017 Australian Book Industry Awards, Book of the Year: Older Children

Shortlisted - 2017 ABA Booksellers' Choice Award

Shortlisted - 2017 Australian Book Design Awards

Notable Book - 2017 Children's Book Council of Australia Awards