Binding: Paperback
EAN: 9780440482260
Edition: Reprint
ISBN: 0440482267
Label: Dell Pub Co
Manufacturer: Dell Pub Co
Publication Date: 1986-12
Publisher: Dell Pub Co
Reading Level: Young Adult
Studio: Dell Pub Co
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This is one of the most engrossing children's books that I have read. For nearly 20 years I have read it to classes of 9 - 11 year olds and it has probably been the most successful book that I have ever read as a teacher. It is not a long book and has only 9 chapters and unlike many of Joan Aiken's books it has not remained in print. The tension is gradually cranked up but there is much humour and many delightful little incidents which prevent the story being a frightening one. It has peripheral ... Read More
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As a child I loved this book (I rather fancied growing up to become Cosmo's extremely intelligent aunt). It's a ghost story of sorts, but with a twist. Cosmo is a lonely boy, struggling to come to terms with the recent deaths of his mother and brother. While visiting his mathematician aunt, he encounters the 'shadow guests' who help him to understand his family's past. A good read for 10+?
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