The Girl in the Blue Tunic

by Jean Ure

When Hannah starts at boarding school she feels very homesick. Then one night, as she lies crying quietly, someone whispers, "You are not alone!" Who can it be? Then she keeps seeing Daisy, the mysterious girl in the strange, old-fashioned blue tunic. Why is it that only Hannah seems to see her?

Genres: Ghosts

189 pages, Paperback

First published January 17, 1997

About the author

Prolific English children and young adult author.

Had her first book published while still in high school, then studied theater at Webber-Douglas in London. Her most well-known work is the Point Crime novel Dance with Death. Others include Plague 99, After the Plague (previously "Come Lucky April"), Big Tom, Family Fan Club and Shrinking Violet, as well as the fantasy The Wizard In the Woods.

Today, Ure is very popular with British female teenage readers with novels such as Shrinking Violet, Family Fan Club and Passion Flower.

Ure has also translated Danish writer Sven Hassel's WWII novels to English.

Reviews

[John Able · Rating 5 out of 5]

Having read a number of pre-teen books it's always nice to be surprised. This is a poignant mystery (not very scary) with vivid well rounded characters that make the simple plot engaging and i'd like to have spent a little more time in their world.

[Kei · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5

[Denise Crisell · Rating 4 out of 5]

A nice, gentle ghost story that isn't going to spook your child when reading as a bedtime story.

[shannonbookishlife · Rating 2 out of 5]

As this book is a re-read from my childhood days i found it pretty boring as it is aimed for eight years olds.