Author: William Mayne

Publisher: Doring Kindersley Ltd (1997)

Pages: 128

Suitable: For ages 12 - 17

Hob meets a pedlar who sells him to a new family. The family live in what seems a perfect home, but it has a dark secret - a secret that lives in the pond. Hob is used to dealing with small problems, but this one is huge. Using cunning and resourcefulness, he overcomes his biggest problem yet.