by Cornelia Funke, Oliver Latsch, Andrea Offermann
A fun ghost story for readers who like noble knights, wicked villains, and love that endures after death.Jon Whitcroft is sent off to boarding school at Salisbury Cathedral by his hated soon-to-be stepfather "The Beard." Unknown to Jon's family, Salisbury is haunted by the ghosts of Lord Stourton a...
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3.5 stars / rounding upAndrea Offerman;s lovely, detailed illustrations add so much to this offering from German authoress Cornelia Funke. The architectural ones are stunning."Wait, Longspee!" I called after him. "How will I see you again?""You are my squire, Jon Whitcroft," he answered. "You can ca...
Jon has been sent to his father's old boarding school in Salisbury, to get him out of the way of his mother's impending marriage.His sisters, he notes, would have loved the idea, being fans of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone. Jon doesn't like the school but he really dislikes The Beard, his...