Ghost Writer

by Julia Jarman

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 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?

Hardcover

Published January 1, 2002

About the author

Julia Jarman is a British author of books for children of all reading ages and ability.

Reviews

[Swapna]

A ghost story which gives an insight into the miserable school life of Victorian children.

[Michael]

fairly interesting childrens book keeps the interest.

[fin]

Not frightening enough, even for kids. And the translation isn't smooth.