Whispers in the GraveyardWinner of the 1994 Carnegie Medal, this ghost story, by the author of Simon's Challenge and Kezzie, is interwoven with the story of a dyslexic teenager coming to terms with his problems. It links the 17th-century witch hunts with the 20th century in its treatment of the outsider. |
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