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Bloomsbury presents Greta Grimsdark and the Normal New Neighbor by Haley Neil, read by Ina-Marie Smith.

In this young middle grade series, a girl from a spooky family wonders what it would be like to be friends with her very normal new neighbor.

Greta Grimsdark lives in a haunted castle at the edge of a dreary forest. Her parents, Mumsy and Pops, are dragons. She has three brothers: Zombert (who is part zombie), Gothric (who is likely a vampire), and Hauntsley (who is definitely a ghost). Greta is not a dragon or zombie or a vampire or a ghost. She's something even scarier. . . a human child.

Greta's perfectly eerie life changes when a normal new neighbor, Agnes, moves in across the street. Suddenly Greta is faced with very human problems, like figuring out how to make friends. Friendship and normal, human things are kind of scary! So Greta comes up with the perfect plan: a friendship test! But when a mistake proves potentially disastrous, will Greta decide friendship is worth the risk?

This series, aimed at 7 to 10 year olds, is spooky, funny, and easy to read!

Product details

Published 01 Sep 2026
Format Audiobook
Duration 2 hours and 35 minutes
ISBN 9781547617371
Imprint Bloomsbury Children's Books
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing

About the contributors

Author

Haley Neil

Haley Neil is the author of Greta Grimsdark and th…

Illustrator

Anna Daviscourt

Anna Daviscourt is an illustrator who loves to ble…

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