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The Haunting (Puffin Books)
by: Margaret Mahy

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Availability: Usually dispatched within 1-2 business days Binding: Paperback
EAN: 9780140363258
ISBN: 0140363254
Label: Puffin Books
Manufacturer: Puffin Books
Number Of Pages: 144
Publication Date: November 26, 1992
Publisher: Puffin Books
Studio: Puffin Books
Sales Rank: 149041

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Editorial Review:

Synopsis:
The family of Barney's dead mother are aware that there is something special about this particular boy. As he resigns himself to being haunted again, Barney's sister and brother set out to discover the reason behind his supernatural attraction. This book is a winner of the Carnegie Medal.
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: out of 5 stars

Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - A good read scary month of October
Barney a nine year old boy is being haunted. He thinks it is Cole, his dead Greatuncle. He finds out that Cole was a " magician" and is not in fact dead. If you want to find out what happens next get the book!

I liked this because it was gripping, lots of detail and mystery. I recommend the book be read in the scary month of October.




Rating: 1 out of 5 stars - boring
this book is not even about a ghost or anything scary it is about a living man and is dull the people have silly names and act like 2 years old!


Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - Dazzling and elegant
Like all Mahy's fantasies, this is both a thrilling supernatural ride and a sympathetic, thoughtful portrayal of family life. Adults, as always, are neither gods nor monsters (though at first it seems otherwise to Barney, the child at the centre of the story).

The book is about learning the limits of adult power and the extent of children's power. It knows magic is hard and scary. If you find Harry Potter a bit banal, try this; it's far, far cooler.


Rating: 3 out of 5 stars - ok
In places tis book was fantastic, capturing suspense and danger brilliantly but at odd times it became rather tedious, still, worth a look.

 



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