THE MAGICAL CONCLUSION TO STELLA MONTGOMERY'S AWARD-WINNING STORY 'the perfect conclusion to a wonderfully quirky Victorian fantasy series' -- Pages & Pages 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 of the 2019 Davitt Award for Best Children's Crime Novel. 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