Jake Burt crafts engaging middle-grade fiction, drawing from his experience as a 5th-grade teacher. His writing is characterized by an insatiable curiosity, a willingness to dive deep into fascinating subjects much like exploring a rabbit hole. This approach brings a unique perspective and understanding to his stories for young readers. His work promises adventures that capture the imagination and explore the boundless curiosity of childhood.
A funny and poignant debut middle-grade novel about a foster-care girl who is placed with a family in the witness protection program, and finds that hiding in plain sight is complicated and dangerous.
In this action-packed mystery from award-winning author Jake Burt, Copper Inskeep holds Windydown Vale's deepest and darkest secret: he is the ghoul that haunts the Vale, donning a gruesome costume to scare travelers and townsfolk away from the dangers of the surrounding swamps. When a terrified girl claims she and her father were attacked by a creature - one that could not have been Copper - it threatens not just Copper's secret, but the fate of all Windydown.