Beth O'Brien - Writer
  • Home
  • About
  • Poetry Books
  • Children's Books
    • Wolf Siren
    • Feather Vane
    • Picture Books
  • Online Publications
  • Contact
  • Newsletter
  • Blog

Wolf Siren

The cover of Wolf Siren shows the girl looking unfazed, surrounded by three huge wolves in an autumnal woods.  The title, WOLF SIREN is written in large red letters, woven between the tree branches. Above the girl's head are the words 'Inside every good girl is a wolf'. The name Beth O’Brien appears at the bottom in white text.
Nominated for the Carnegie Medal for Writing 2026
Longlisted for the 2026 UKLA Books Awards (11-14+)
Longlisted for the Spark! Book Awards 2026 (11+)


A vibrant, evocative and magical debut which centres a positive, empowered disabled character at the heart of a reimagining of Little Red Riding Hood.
The woods are hiding a secret… but then so is Red…


Red is not allowed to go into the woods. Everyone knows that they are dangerous – because of their strange magic and the wolves that lurk there… But Red finds herself increasingly drawn to the woods and the place where her grandmother disappeared without a trace three years ago. When the woodcutter fails to return home one night and wolves are spotted close to the village boundary, fear drives a deep and dangerous divide between the villagers and the nature they live alongside.

Only Red seems to hold the key – but she has a secret, and exposing it could ruin her family forever …
'Full of brilliant, wild, misunderstood girls, this is a feminist tale with teeth and a sharp bite. Beth O'Brien is an exciting new talent'

Buy now!

Amazon
Audible
Blackwell's
Bookshop.org
Foyles
Hive
Waterstones

Powered by Create your own unique website with customizable templates.
  • Home
  • About
  • Poetry Books
  • Children's Books
    • Wolf Siren
    • Feather Vane
    • Picture Books
  • Online Publications
  • Contact
  • Newsletter
  • Blog