The Ghost of Genny Castle

by John Escott, Colin Escott

[Penguin Readers Level 2]

Claire goes to stay with her Aunt Min in a village that has an old castle, with a black tower. The castle has a dangerous secret, but what is it and can Claire find out?

Genres: Fiction

33 pages, Paperback

First published November 1, 1981

About the author

John Escott started by writing children's books and comic scripts, but now writes and adapts books for students of all ages. He especially enjoys writing crime and mystery thrillers, and is a member of the British Crime Writers Association.

With Oxford University Press John has published London for the Oxford Bookworms Factfile series; Agatha Christie, Woman of Mystery, Star Reporter, Girl on a Motorbike, The Fly and Other Horror Stories, and The Scarlet Letter for the Oxford Bookworms Library series; The Magician, Time for a Robbery, Star for a day, Tomorrow's Girl, and The Man with Three NAMEs for the Hotshot Puzzles series; and A Pretty Face for the Dominoes series.

Reviews

[Juli Contre · Rating 4 out of 5]

good plot, bad and bored ending
it is too easy to read with a very interesting plot with an en english level pretty basic for begginers (as me)
i reccomend it to you if you like ghost stories especially if you like short and interesting stories

[Ryoji · Rating 3 out of 5]

PENGUIN
level2
80minute
hollow/castle/Ghost/witch/death/rumor/murder

Q.Have you ever seen ghost?
A.No, I haven't. And I don't believe Ghost.

Opinion
The people who don't want to talk about castle. Because the people who close to the castle, There happened bad thing or die. At first, I think it is murder but ghost.

[Thandar · Rating 2 out of 5]

It was too short, I couldn't get enough of it.

[Nhi Nguyễn · Rating 3 out of 5]

This one is an entertaining read, but the ending lacks a little bit of explanation for me... What a shame, because the building up to the ending was so good. The idea of a haunted castle always fascinates me. Could have been a better story if it were longer with more room for development.

[Mery Amiryan · Rating 4 out of 5]

The reading process was actually interesting because I wanted to know who the ghost was or what would happen. But when I finished, I realized I couldn’t find the core of the book, regardless of its easy-going process.

[Oli · Rating 3 out of 5]

Good book to practise English reading.

[Aifa Akmalia · Rating 3 out of 5]

It's good for those who want to practice English reading. The vocabularies are easy, yeah that's why it's level 2. This book is entertaining but it's too short.

[Crystal E. Fall · Rating 3 out of 5]

Något som kan bli bättre?
- Om den inte var så långdragen skulle den vara bra. 3/5 Stjärnor.

[Aiabata Seiya · Rating 3 out of 5]

1)Pegui Readers, level 2
2) 80 hours
3) afraid
secret
stone
cat
fall
snow
vilage

4)Which do you like cats or dogs?
I like dogs better bcause I think they tend to be tamed to human compared to cats, and cats often go out by temselves.

5)this book had a tragedy story, but it made me be scary more, so this book is one of the best book I've ever read. Above all, the secne whicha witch was burned to the top of Black Tower was the strongest point for me. Generally speaking, nobody don't help if someone needs their help. In this book, a person in the village helps a witch to help his daughter, but she didn't accept his offer because her sister was killed by people in the village. If I were her, I would do the same.

[Moe Hosokawa · Rating 4 out of 5]

1. PENGUIN level2

2. 11/09 = 60 minutes ( fly away home = 50 minutes)

3. Claire, castle, secret, book, witch, ghost, Christmas

4. there was a castle in the village but people were afraid of it. Claire wanted to know the secret. however, people in the village didn't want to tell her the story of the castle. At Christmas, she got a book about the castle and she could know the story of the castle. one cold day, she and her aunt had an accident with their car. they had to stay at the castle and they experienced a terrible night there.

5. it was exciting for me to read this book because it was a little bit terrible but also interesting through reading. I read it with thought of the main character of this story, Claire.

[Maho Asano · Rating 5 out of 5]

1. Penguin readers level2

2. 6/10 = 80min

3. Castle, Claire, cat, secret, witch, ghost, Christmas

4. a.)When Claire found a very old book about an old castle.
b.) I like the scene because the secret of the castle gradually becomes known.

5. It was really exciting story for me because a background of the history of the witch and a sense of fear to the ghost of people are organized together well.

[Kaede · Rating 3 out of 5]

1.level2 penguin
2. 1 and half hour
3. boy castle bookstore grandmother ghost witch cat
4.I like the scene the boy enterd the castle.
5.page 31
The boys grandmother's hometown has big mysterious castle and it was said that every people and animals in this castle were died, one day, the boy enter this castle.

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[Himawari Ogawa]

1. Company: Penguin Readers
Publisher: John Escott
Level: 2

2. Time 7/17 20mins

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( I haven't finished reading it yet.)

[Siewjye Chow · Rating 2 out of 5]

Just a quick reading to past my remaining time in the library. the title attracted me because I like horror stories. This one is a elementary reading therefore it is not much horror.

[Sadra Hazrati]

its a good book

[Althea · Rating 1 out of 5]

Read it for work. I'm too old to find it scary.

[Kubi]

its looking like good book

[Mariana Anaya · Rating 1 out of 5]

ABURRIDO

[Mar · Rating 3 out of 5]

Um livro interessante apesar de ter acabado de uma forma um pouco estranha