Ghost Writer

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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 all the ingredients for an accessible modern ghost story...Frankie wants to stay in this school that he likes, and hide from his mother that there is a bullying teacher who thinks that 'dyslexic' is another name for lazy. 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

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." -- 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) *

Author Bio

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.