The Ghost Children

Author : Caroline Overington
Publisher : Random House Australia
ISBN 13 : 1864714565
Total Pages : 384 pages
Book Rating : 4.62/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Ghost Child written by Caroline Overington and published by Random House Australia. This book was released on 2010-05-01 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Caroline Overington's stunning fiction debut is a multi-voiced novel centred around a child's death and its terrible repercussions. In 1982 Victorian police were called to a home on a housing estate an hour west of Melbourne. There, they found a five-year-old boy lying still and silent on the carpet. There were no obvious signs of trauma, but the child, Jacob, died the next day. The story made the headlines and hundreds attended the funeral. Few people were surprised when the boy's mother and her boyfriend went to prison for the crime. Police declared themselves satisfied with the result, saying there was no doubt that justice had been done. And yet, for years rumours swept the estate and clung like cobwebs to the long-vacant house: there had been a cover-up. The real perpetrator, at least according to local gossip, was the boy's six-year-old sister, Lauren . . . Twenty years on, Lauren has created a new life for herself, but details of Jacob's death being to resurface and the story again makes the newspapers. As Lauren struggles with the ghosts of her childhood, it seems only a matter of time before the past catches up with her.

Author : Eve Bunting
Publisher : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN 13 : 9780618604777
Total Pages : 180 pages
Book Rating : 4.74/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Ghost Children written by Eve Bunting and published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. This book was released on 2005 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Matt's investigation of vandalism of life-sized dolls belonging to the strange but well-meaning aunt with whom he and his sister live takes him to the art world of Los Angeles.

Author : Kathleen McConnell
Publisher : Llewellyn Worldwide
ISBN 13 : 9780738705330
Total Pages : 268 pages
Book Rating : 4.30/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Don't Call Them Ghosts written by Kathleen McConnell and published by Llewellyn Worldwide. This book was released on 2004 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "What's wrong, Mommy?" Even a five-year-old could tell something was wrong. There she was-the same little girl I had seen years ago. She was standing at the front window of Duncan's nursery, holding the rag doll from the old toy box in the attic, silently saying, "It's me, it's me..." A true ghost story that will give you chills and warm your heart In 1971, Kathleen McConnell and her family moved into a historic home known as the Fontaine Manse. Two days after moving in, she and her husband had an extraordinary experience that left them with no doubt that unseen residents occupied the house, too. This is the true story of how Kathleen McConnell came to know and care for the spirit children who lived in the attic of the mansion-Angel Girl, Buddy, and The Baby. From playing ball with Kathleen, to saving her son Duncan from drowning, the spirit children became part of the McConnell family in ways big and small. Finally, a heart-wrenching decision triggered an unexpected and dramatic resolution to the spirit children's plight. Don't Call Them Ghosts is the inspiring story of the transcendent and lasting power of a mother's love.

Author : Sue Townsend
Publisher : Penguin UK
ISBN 13 : 0141010827
Total Pages : 263 pages
Book Rating : 4.23/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Ghost Children written by Sue Townsend and published by Penguin UK. This book was released on 2003-05 with total page 263 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Seventeen years ago Angela Carr aborted an unwanted child. The father, Christopher Moore, was devastated by the loss and the couple went their separate ways. Years later, whilst walking his dog on the heath, a horrifying discovery compels Christopher to confront Angela about the past.

Author : Guido Genechten
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781605377155
Total Pages : 24 pages
Book Rating : 4.55/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Gilbert the Ghost written by Guido Genechten and published by . This book was released on 2021-08-03 with total page 24 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bestselling children's book, from award-winning author-illustrator Guido Van Genechten, is now a BOARD BOOK! Perfect for Halloween storytime or any other time! "A little ghost unapologetically makes the most of being different....Different never looked so appealing. " - Kirkus Reviews "A sweet story about outsider friendship that is just slightly scary in places.... it's hard not to be charmed by van Genechten's smiley, rosy-cheeked ghosts, who could give Casper a run for his money in the cuteness department" - Publisher's Weekly Ghost Gilbert is a very special ghost, ever since he was little. When he goes to Ghost school, he quickly makes a lot of new friends. Gilbert always cheerfully takes part in everything. But when the Principal wants him to call "Boooooooh" just like a real ghost, all Gilbert can do is whisper a soft "Bahoo". Will Gilbert ever become a real ghost? A warm picture book about a different and special ghost, about fitting in and being true to yourself.

Author : Sonya Hartnett
Publisher : Candlewick Press
ISBN 13 : 0763688614
Total Pages : 192 pages
Book Rating : 4.15/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Ghost's Child written by Sonya Hartnett and published by Candlewick Press. This book was released on 2016-02-09 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "A one-of-a-kind love story...Those who enjoy fables or magical realism will be spellbound by this redemptive story of a search for love, love lost and love (of a sort) found again...exquisite prose." – Publishers Weekly Maddy, an old lady now, arrives home one day to find a peculiar boy waiting for her. Over tea, she tells him the story of her life long ago, when she wished for her days to be as romantic and mysterious as a fairy tale. It was then that she fell painfully in love with a free spirit named Feather, who put aside his wild ways to live with her in a little cottage, conceived with her a child never to be born, and disappeared -- leaving an inconsolable Maddy to follow after him on a fantastical journey across the sea. In a beautifully crafted tale, currently shortlisted for a 2008 Commonwealth Writers Prize, Sonya Hartnett masterfully explores the mysteries of the heart, the sustaining power of memory, and the ultimate consolation that comes to souls who live fully and fearlessly.

Author : Hanna Alkaf
Publisher : HarperCollins
ISBN 13 : 006294097X
Total Pages : 215 pages
Book Rating : 4.71/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Girl and the Ghost written by Hanna Alkaf and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 2020-08-04 with total page 215 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: * Chosen as a 2020 Kirkus Prize Finalist for Young Readers' Literature! * A Malaysian folk tale comes to life in this emotionally layered, chilling middle grade debut, perfect for fans of The Book of Boy and The Jumbies. I am a dark spirit, the ghost announced grandly. I am your inheritance, your grandmother’s legacy. I am yours to command. Suraya is delighted when her witch grandmother gifts her a pelesit. She names her ghostly companion Pink, and the two quickly become inseparable. But Suraya doesn’t know that pelesits have a dark side—and when Pink’s shadows threaten to consume them both, they must find enough light to survive . . . before they are both lost to the darkness. Fans of Holly Black’s Doll Bones and Tahereh Mafi’s Furthermore series will love this ghostly middle grade debut that explores jealousy, love, and the extraordinary power of friendship.

Author : Emma Tennant
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 48 pages
Book Rating : 4.13/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Ghost Child written by Emma Tennant and published by . This book was released on 1984 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: On holiday in the country, bored Melly meets the child ghost of Grandpa's brother who visits once a year on the anniversary of his death as a fighter pilot. But she is even more astonished when he visits her in London.

Author : Cliff McNish
Publisher : Carolrhoda Books ®
ISBN 13 : 1467732052
Total Pages : 264 pages
Book Rating : 4.55/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Breathe written by Cliff McNish and published by Carolrhoda Books ®. This book was released on 2013-08-01 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Jack is not a normal boy. He can talk to ghosts. In his new home, an aging farmhouse, he meets the Ghost Mother, a grief-stricken spirit who becomes very attached to him...too attached. He learns that the Ghost Mother is preying in the cruelest imaginable way on four child ghosts who are trapped in the house, stealing their energy to sustain her own. Before Jack can figure out how to help them, the Ghost Mother takes possession of his real mother’s body. Jack wants to fight back, but he has severe asthma and risks fatal attacks with any physical exertion. It will take all his resources, and his mother’s as well, to fight off the Ghost Mother and save the ghost children from a horrible fate.

Author : Jewell Parker Rhodes
Publisher : Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
ISBN 13 : 0316262250
Total Pages : 145 pages
Book Rating : 4.55/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Ghost Boys written by Jewell Parker Rhodes and published by Little, Brown Books for Young Readers. This book was released on 2018-04-17 with total page 145 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A heartbreaking and powerful story about a black boy killed by a police officer, drawing connections through history, from award-winning author Jewell Parker Rhodes. Only the living can make the world better. Live and make it better. Twelve-year-old Jerome is shot by a police officer who mistakes his toy gun for a real threat. As a ghost, he observes the devastation that's been unleashed on his family and community in the wake of what they see as an unjust and brutal killing. Soon Jerome meets another ghost: Emmett Till, a boy from a very different time but similar circumstances. Emmett helps Jerome process what has happened, on a journey towards recognizing how historical racism may have led to the events that ended his life. Jerome also meets Sarah, the daughter of the police officer, who grapples with her father's actions. Once again Jewell Parker Rhodes deftly weaves historical and socio-political layers into a gripping and poignant story about how children and families face the complexities of today's world, and how one boy grows to understand American blackness in the aftermath of his own death.