Ghost Writer
Binding: Paperback
Imprint: Andersen Press
Age 9+
Chillers School Stories, Horror & Ghost Stories
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?
Creators
Julia Jarman has written over 80 books for children. She lives near Bedford with her husband and has three grown-up children. She has been a school teacher and journalist but she now devotes a lot of time to school and library visits to talk to children about writing.
Reviews
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.
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)
