Ghost Knight - Softcover
Synopsis
Eleven-year-old jon whitcroft never expected to enjoy boarding school. He never expected to be confronted by a pack of vengeful ghosts either. And then he meets ella, a quirky new friend with a taste for adventure...together, jon and ella must work to uncover the secrets of a centuries-old murder, while being haunted by ghosts intent on revenge. So when jon summons the ghost of the late knight longspee for his protection, there's just one question - can longspee really be trusted? a thrilling tale of bravery, friendship - and ghosts!
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About the Author
CORNELIA FUNKE is an internationally bestselling, multiple-award-winning author of more than fifty books, including Reckless, Dragon Rider, and the Inkworld trilogy. Look for all of these on audio from Listening Library.
From School Library Journal
Gr 4-6-Jon Whitcroft, an 11-year-old English boy, is not getting along with his mother's boyfriend, a pedantic dentist the boy has nicknamed "The Beard" for his silly facial hair. His mother sends him to the boarding school traditionally attended by his late father. Jon is visited by a murderous ghost and his servants determined to take revenge on the descendants of a man whose murder resulted in his hanging centuries ago. Sending this evil ghost to hell and redeeming the heart of a noble ghost knight form the action of Cornelia Funke's tale (Little, Brown, 2012). Jon learns courage and grace from his ghost-hunting experience and his relationship with Ella Littlejohn, whose grandmother is a witch. Some aspects of the plot don't make much sense, and the preteen characters are not entirely believable because they display the emotional maturity and sexual curiosity of older teenagers. Elliot Hill voices first-person narrator Jon beautifully as he develops from a whiney momma's boy to a courageous ghost hunter and knight's squire. He also does an excellent job with the plucky Ella, her quirky Aunt Zelda, Jon's roommates, and a variety of secondary male and female characters. Thankfully, the lugubrious introductory music is not featured throughout. An entertaining listen, but not up to the caliber of the author's "Ink Heart" trilogy.-Nina Sachs, Walker Memorial Library, Westbrook, MEα(c) Copyright 2011. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
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- PublisherOrion Publishing Ome
- Publication date2012
- ISBN 10 1444008498
- ISBN 13 9781444008494
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages352
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