Welcome, believers! Welcome, skeptics! Welcome, wishy-washers!

Most people don't believe in the Wide Eye monster, but ten-year-old Meridian knows better. Every summer she helps run her grandpa's quirky lakeside museum, collecting evidence that Wide Eye is real!

But while tracking the monster, Meridian uncovers a new mystery. It starts with an old family secret: one that her grandpa refuses to explain. And the more Meridian hunts for answers, the more she suspects that the truth is bound to Wide Eye itself...Praise for Wide Eye:

'Heartfelt and mysterious - a monster success!' Ross Welford, author of Time Travelling with a Hamster

'A masterclass in how to write for children and make them laugh' Iqbal Hussain, author of The Night I Borrowed Time

'Warm, fun and thoughtful' Rebecca Orwin, author of The Monsters at the End of the World

'A beautiful book' Eilish Fisher, author of Fia and the Last Snow Deer



For twenty years, Jennifer Liss has worked in educational publishing. She has written dozen of books for struggling readers, and is the 2022 recipient of the merit-based Highlights Foundation Lee Bennett Hopkins Scholarship. Jennifer lives in California and enjoys spending time in small, out-of-the-way towns like Wide Eye, that harbour lots of secrets.



A refreshingly unsentimental story about family estrangement... worth a dip



Heartfelt and mysterious - a monster success!



A gentle and thoughtful exploration of family secrets, grief and the nature of urban legends. It's funny, charming and filled me up with nostalgia for those long, soporific summers in childhood



A gem of a novel - a masterclass in how to write for children and make them laugh but also challenge them



Warm, fun and thoughtful... it was a joy to spend time with these rich, vivid characters and the legend of the Wide Eye monster



A beautiful book that explores family, friendship and the ways in which stories and belief in the unknown can help us see the world in new ways and from different perspectives



Wide Eye is a great story with a really relatable central character... What this book captures so well is the "growing up moments" Meridian learns how families are messy and complicated but also how much love binds us together



A heartwarming summer tale of family secrets, legendary creatures and the unforgettable bond between a ten year old girl and her Grandpa



Isn't it wonderful when the cover of a book prompts such curiosity and so many questions. The story continues that



A delightful story about family, estrangement and the pain and complications which this can bring



Meridian is an attractive character, the levels of holiday mystery are appealing, and Jennifer Liss tells her story with clarity, humour and empathy