num_pages: 352
description: Accompanied by his aunt's Norwegian elkhound, Ibsen, twelve-year-old Samuel ventures into a weird forest filled with strange and dangerous creatures to rescue his younger sister, Martha, who has been mute since their parents' recent death.
language: English
title: Samuel Blink and the Forbidden Forest
titlecomplete: Samuel Blink and the Forbidden Forest
genres: Fiction, Magic, Adventure, Juvenile, Horror, Young Adult, Middle Grade, Childrens, Fantasy, Supernatural
ratings_count: 1534
series: Shadow Forest
awards: awardedAt: 1230796800000
name: Blue Peter Book Award
category: Book of the Year, awardedAt: 1167638400000
name: Nestlé Smarties Book Prize
category: 9–11 years, awardedAt: 1199174400000
name: Lincolnshire Young People's Book Award, awardedAt: 1230796800000
name: East Sussex Children's Book Award, awardedAt: 1199174400000
name: Waterstones Children's Book Prize, awardedAt: 1199174400000
name: Carnegie Medal, awardedAt: 1230796800000
name: Leeds Book Awards
publisher: Putnam Juvenile