New children's book: 'The Children of Wolf Rock'

Natasha Farrant’s “The Children of Wolf Rock” is arriving this week as a new middle-grade release, according to listings from publisher Faber and retailer sites including Waterstones and Bookshop. Faber lists the paperback edition for publication on June 4, 2026, with a £7.99 price and ISBN 9780571382521. Waterstones places the book in children’s and teenage fiction categories and says it is aimed at readers from age 9. The book extends one of Farrant’s established children’s settings rather than launching a separate series. Faber describes it as “a companion novel” to “The Children of Castle Rock,” while Farrant’s own website presents it as a new adventure centered on Stormy Loch Academy in the Scottish mountains. ### What, exactly, is being released this week? (faber.co.uk) Faber lists “The Children of Wolf Rock” as a paperback publishing on June 4, 2026. The publisher page gives the price as £7.99 and identifies the book as part of its children’s list. Waterstones carries the same publication date and price, and says the book runs to 304 pages. (faber.co.uk) Bookshop.org UK and other bookseller pages also show the title on pre-order ahead of that date. Waterstones’ new-books page includes the title among current upcoming releases, and Bookshop lists it in June 2026 selections for young readers. ### Where does it fit in Natasha Farrant’s work? Faber says the novel comes “from the world of” “The Children of Castle Rock,” a previous Natasha Farrant book set around Stormy Loch Academy. (faber.co.uk) Farrant’s author page and publisher biography identify her as the Costa-winning author of “Voyage of the Sparrowhawk” and the bestselling “The Children of Castle Rock.” (waterstones.com) BooksForTopics, which reviewed the new title ahead of publication, also describes it as a return to Stormy Loch Academy that can still be read as a standalone. That description matches the publisher’s framing of the book as connected to, but separate from, the earlier novel. ### What is the story about? Waterstones says the novel follows Minna, Kass and Tom, three children whose lives are changed by Stormy Loch Academy, a school in the mountains of western Scotland. (faber.co.uk) The retailer’s synopsis says the children meet Addie, an older former student hiding in the wild with a guitar and a dog, and later travel to London after her disappearance exposes lies about her past. (booksfortopics.com) Farrant’s website gives the same outline in shorter form, describing a school “like no other” and a journey from the Scottish lochs to London as the children try to uncover the truth about Addie. Faber’s listing calls the book an adventure centered on three children whose lives are about to change “forever.” ### How are booksellers and children’s-book sites positioning it? (waterstones.com) Waterstones places the title under general fiction, adventure, crime and thrillers, and traditional stories within its children’s and teenage categories. Faber lists it under children’s books, and a separate Faber category page places the publisher’s 9–12 list as stories of “adventures and expanding horizons,” which aligns with how this title is being marketed. (natashafarrant.com) BooksForTopics included “The Children of Wolf Rock” in its June 2026 books-of-the-month roundup and in its spring-summer 2026 upcoming children’s books coverage. Its review says the story combines adventure with family difficulty and a search for truth. ### Where can readers find it next? Faber, Waterstones and Bookshop all list “The Children of Wolf Rock” for pre-order ahead of its June 4, 2026 release. (waterstones.com) The publisher page, retailer listings and Natasha Farrant’s author site all point readers to those outlets as the book moves from pre-order status to publication this week. (faber.co.uk) (booksfortopics.com)