Tiny Tree bags 'charming' middle-grade adventure from Nadine Holland

Tiny Tree has bagged Hallie and the Broken Ghost, a paranormal middle-grade adventure story, from Nadine Holland. 

Publisher James Shaw acquired worldwide rights directly from the author following a round of open submissions. The novel is slated for release in August 2024. 

Billed as a "heart-warming" story "packed with charming, supernatural silliness", Hallie and the Broken Ghost follows Hallie who moves to a new home occupied by a "supernatural squatter" and a hoard of buried treasure. Hallie and the ghost must work together to foil an evil plan and uncover the truth about the treasure. 

“Reading this was a real joy," said Shaw. "It’s full of fun but also a great story about personal growth and friendship and it has a little of everything. We have wanted to work with Nadine for a while and this was a great place to start.”  

Holland added: "When James contacted me to say he really enjoyed Hallie and wanted to publish it I was overjoyed and incredibly grateful. I have followed James and Ant for years after seeing a live interview with Tiny Tree on social media. Their passion, exuberance and warmth won me over and I’ve been dying to work with them ever since.”