INTERMEDIATE FICTION
Funke, Cornelia

Ghost Knight

(2) 4-6 Translated by Oliver Latsch. Illustrated by Andrea Offermann. Jon Whitcroft, eleven, resents being sent to boarding school; he thinks Mum's new boyfriend is trying to get rid of him. After being accosted by a terrifying band of ghosts with a centuries-old ax to grind, Jon's problems get worse. Funke's consummate way with setting is well interpreted in Offermann's looming illustrations. An author's note provides some history.

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