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The Company of Ghosts
Berlie Doherty
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Description for The Company of Ghosts
Paperback. Ellie is excited to be going with Morag's family to their beautiful island, but when she finds herself abandoned there, things begin to change. Footsteps, shadows, strange lights, a haunting song; more and more she becomes aware that she is not really on her own. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: YFB. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 198 x 131 x 17. Weight in Grams: 224.
It was a seascape, moody with rocks and cliffs and wild showers of spray. Ellie’s own reflection was drawn into it, like a ghost image among the lights and shadows. ‘That’s our island,’ Morag said. ‘It looks mysterious.’ ‘It is. That’s where we’re going tomorrow.’ Ellie is excited to be going with Morag’s family to their beautiful island, but when she finds herself abandoned there, things begin to change. Footsteps, shadows, strange lights, a haunting song; more and more she becomes aware that she is not really on her own. 'We should treasure writers like Berlie Doherty ... Read more
It was a seascape, moody with rocks and cliffs and wild showers of spray. Ellie’s own reflection was drawn into it, like a ghost image among the lights and shadows. ‘That’s our island,’ Morag said. ‘It looks mysterious.’ ‘It is. That’s where we’re going tomorrow.’ Ellie is excited to be going with Morag’s family to their beautiful island, but when she finds herself abandoned there, things begin to change. Footsteps, shadows, strange lights, a haunting song; more and more she becomes aware that she is not really on her own. 'We should treasure writers like Berlie Doherty ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Andersen Press Ltd
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
Number of Pages
272
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781849397292
SKU
V9781849397292
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 15 to 20 working days
Ref
99-50
About Berlie Doherty
Berlie Doherty began writing for children in 1983, after teaching and working in radio. She has written more than 35 books for children, as well as for the theatre, radio and television. Berlie has won the Carnegie Medal twice: in 1987 for GRANNY WAS A BUFFER GIRL and in 1992 for DEAR NOBODY. She has also won the Writer's Guild ... Read more
Reviews for The Company of Ghosts
"Doherty's superb control of her material and her beautiful use of language have never more perfectly combined than in this genuinely chilling ghost story . . . Eerily atmospheric, emotionally authentic, this is a powerful and touching coming-of-age adventure with romance at its heart."
Daily Mail
"Haunting in every sense of the word, and full of unforgettable images" ... Read more
Daily Mail
"Haunting in every sense of the word, and full of unforgettable images" ... Read more