Ghost Knight
From international phenomenon Cornelia Funke, the bestselling author of Reckless and Inkheart. Eleven-year-old Jon Whitcroft never expected to enjoy boarding school. Then again, he never expected to be confronted by a pack of vengeful ghosts, either. And then he meets Ella, a quirky new friend...
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From international phenomenon Cornelia Funke, the bestselling author of Reckless and Inkheart. Eleven-year-old Jon Whitcroft never expected to enjoy boarding school. Then again, he never expected to be confronted by a pack of vengeful ghosts, either. And then he meets Ella, a quirky new friend with a taste for adventure...Together, Jon and Ella must work to uncover the secrets of a centuries-old murder while being haunted by terrifying spirits, their bloodless faces set on revenge. So when Jon summons the ghost of the late knight Longspee for his protection, there's just one question: Can Longspee truly be trusted?
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780316056168 (0316056162)
Publish date: May 7th 2013
Publisher: Little, Brown and Company
Pages no: 352
Edition language: English
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...
Buchtitel: Geisterritter Autor: Cornelia Funke Verlag: Dressler Verlag Genre: Kinderroman Seitenzahl: 256 ISBN: 3791504797 Preis: € 16,95 Kurzbeschreibung: Jon Whitcroft hat es schwer. Seine Mutter und ihr neuer Freund schicken ihn auf...
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...
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