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Ghost Writer


No. of pages 160

Published: 2008

Great for age 9-12 years

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Take a boy with a reading problem, a protective mother, and a village primary school set in its original 19th century buildings and there are all the ingredients for an accessible modern ghost story... Frankie likes his school even though his bullying teacher thinks that 'dyslexic' is another name for lazy. But who is the ghost boy who writes 'GET HER' on the blackboard in the original classroom - and what is his connection with the cupboard at the back? What really happened in the influenza epidemic that swept the village 70 years before - and who died in it?

 

 

There are 160 pages in this book. This book was published in 2008 by Andersen Press Ltd .

Julia Jarman is an ex-primary school teacher and is now a full-time childrens' author, specialising in fiction set during historical times.

 

"This warm, highly readable story succeeds in giving an authentic child's-eye view of primary school friendships and concerns." * TES Teacher *

 

"I wanted to buy a class set of this. It's a great book to read aloud - the flavour of life in school is very real." -- Judges' Comment * Children's Book Award (TES) *

 

"Likeable ... includes a chilling insight into Victorian school practice. The reader cheers." * Irish Times *

 

"Sparky and spooky" * TES *

 

"A thrilling story with lots of unexpected twists and turns." * Primary Times (Hampshire) *