A grim discovery brings disturbing revelations in this chilling ghost story from the late Marcus Sedgwick, set amid a backdrop of family discord and growing social discontent.
A grim discovery brings disturbing revelations in this chilling ghost story from the late Marcus Sedgwick.
While mucking about in the ruins of an old farm while on holiday in Yorkshire, James hears strange laughter echoing around the walls. The ghost of a young girl appears to him and urges James to follow her but at first he's too afraid.
When she appears again, this time James follows. But will he be able to face the terrible truth she reveals ...?Marcus Sedgwick was one of this generation's most lauded and highly regarded writers for children and young people, having published over forty books including acclaimed Midwinterblood and The Monsters We Deserve. He won multiple prestigious awards, most notably the Michael L. Printz Award, the Branford Boase Award, the BookTrust Teenage Prize and the Blue Peter Book Award, and was shortlisted for numerous others, including the Guardian Children's Fiction Prize and the Carnegie Medal five times.