Just a Bit of Fun

by Robert Swindells

For Harley, Halloween is all about trying to pull Una at the disco. He doesn't believe his teacher's warning that it's the night spirits and dark forces wreak havoc. He definitely doesn't want to go trick or treating with his brother and sister. But when he finds them after they've wandered off he realises that his teacher's warning was right: Halloween is anything but ‘just a bit of fun'. Chilling Halloween tale.

53 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2009

About the author

Robert Swindells was born in Bradford in 1939, the eldest of five children. He left the local Secondary Modern School at fifteen to work as a copy holder on the local newspaper. At seventeen he enlisted in the RAF and served for three years, two in Germany. On being discharged he worked as a clerk, engineer and printer until 1969 when he entered college to train as a teacher having obtained five 'O' levels at night-school. His first book 'When Darkness Comes' was written as a college thesis and published by Hodder and Stoughton in 1972. In 1980 he gave up teaching to write full time. He likes travelling and visits many schools each year, talking and reading stories to children. He is the secutatry of his local Peace Movement group. Brother in the Land is his first book for Oxford University Press. He is married with two grown-up daughters and lives in Bradford.

Author description taken from Brother in the Land.

Reviews

[Books4life · Rating 1 out of 5]

When I read the "trailer" on the back of the book I thought that his sibling was kidnaped. But it turned out they were possessed by spirits. I should have guessed it was a bit more childish I guess, but still, I got disappointed. I expected more.<3

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[Sarri · Rating 3 out of 5]

Lyhyt, helppolukuinen kummitustarina, joka sijoittuu halloweenin aikaan. Harleyn pitää viedä pikkusisaruksensa halloweenkierrokselle, vaikka hän haluaisi mieluumin mennä koulun halloweendiskoon. Harley on ihastunut koulukaveriinsa Uma Broomiin, jonka kanssa Harley haluaisi diskossa tanssia. Halloweenin trick or treat menee lasten kanssa aivan hyvin siihen saakka, kunnes joku valkoinen saa Harleyn pois tolaltaan. Harley lähtee seuraamaan sitä jättäen sisaruksensa yksin. Lopulta puiden välistä näkyy Uma, joka ei kuule Harleyn kutsua. Mutta mitä sitten tapahtuukaan...spooky!

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