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Seven Ghosts

Paperback

A gathering of finalists in a writing competition goes very, very wrong in this ghostly multi-narrative Halloween horror.

Jake and the other finalists in a writing competition have been invited to a stately house for a tour like no other. As their guide leads them through grand rooms, hidden nooks and magnificent grounds, they hear the stories of seven ghosts who haunt the halls. But strange shapes and shadows follow Jake as he journeys through the house and with each tale that Jake hears, he begins to feel more uneasy. All is not as it seems and soon Jake will discover that something is very, very wrong …

Particularly suitable for readers aged 9+ with a reading age of 8.

RRP: £7.99

Imprint

Barrington Stoke

ISBN

978-1-78112-894-7

Interest age

9+

Reading age

8

Accelerated Reader Level

4.5

Publication Date

07-10-2019

Format

Paperback

Pages

144 pages

Dimensions

130x198mm

Product Description

A gathering of finalists in a writing competition goes very, very wrong in this ghostly multi-narrative Halloween horror.

Jake and the other finalists in a writing competition have been invited to a stately house for a tour like no other. As their guide leads them through grand rooms, hidden nooks and magnificent grounds, they hear the stories of seven ghosts who haunt the halls. But strange shapes and shadows follow Jake as he journeys through the house and with each tale that Jake hears, he begins to feel more uneasy. All is not as it seems and soon Jake will discover that something is very, very wrong …

Particularly suitable for readers aged 9+ with a reading age of 8.

Author

Chris Priestley, Illustrated by Chris Priestley

Chris Priestley is the author of the critically acclaimed Tales of Terror series, the award-winning novel Mister Creecher, and in 2018, Chris won the Portsmouth Shorter Novel Award for Flesh and Blood. He is most prominently inspired by the tradition of horror stories by authors such as Edgar Allan Poe and Mary Shelley. He lives in Cambridge, where he continues to think up marvellously macabre stories, but he is also a talented artist and illustrator. He illustrates his own material and his cartoons have been published in the Independent as well as other national newspapers.

Imprint

Barrington Stoke

ISBN

978-1-78112-894-7

Reading age

8

Interest age

9+

Accelerated Reader Level

4.5

Publication Date

07-10-2019

Format

Paperback

Pages

144 pages

Dimensions

130x198mm

Product Description

A gathering of finalists in a writing competition goes very, very wrong in this ghostly multi-narrative Halloween horror.

Jake and the other finalists in a writing competition have been invited to a stately house for a tour like no other. As their guide leads them through grand rooms, hidden nooks and magnificent grounds, they hear the stories of seven ghosts who haunt the halls. But strange shapes and shadows follow Jake as he journeys through the house and with each tale that Jake hears, he begins to feel more uneasy. All is not as it seems and soon Jake will discover that something is very, very wrong …

Particularly suitable for readers aged 9+ with a reading age of 8.

Author

Chris Priestley, Illustrated by Chris Priestley

Chris Priestley is the author of the critically acclaimed Tales of Terror series, the award-winning novel Mister Creecher, and in 2018, Chris won the Portsmouth Shorter Novel Award for Flesh and Blood. He is most prominently inspired by the tradition of horror stories by authors such as Edgar Allan Poe and Mary Shelley. He lives in Cambridge, where he continues to think up marvellously macabre stories, but he is also a talented artist and illustrator. He illustrates his own material and his cartoons have been published in the Independent as well as other national newspapers.