s they relax after dinner on Christmas Eve, the members of a family and their guests turn to telling ghost stories. These ghoulish accounts range from the melancholy to the macabre, and get increasingly bizarre as the ghosts leap out of the tales and make an appearance in the family's home. Fact and fiction, the real and unreal collide, until the reader is not sure who is haunting whom. A ma…
Lisa is sure she has seen a ghost in her mother's bedroom mirror, but who can she tell? Her grandparents are oddly secretive about ghosts and the past, her mother seems distant since her recent marriage, and Lisa definitely can't confide in her new stepsister and stepbrother - she loathes them!
Jade is so used to agreeing with Vicky, her larger than life best friend, that when a tragic accident occurs, she can hardly believe that Vicky is dead. Whether Jade is in lessons, out running or tentatively trying to make new friends, Vicky's presence haunts Jade as she struggles to come to terms with her death.
Ten suspenseful, supernatural tales inspired by African American history from the time of slavery to the civil rights era.
When Henry realises that the Scottish house they have rented for their holiday is haunted, he calls on Harvey Angell. With his 500-kilowatt smile and array of curious gadgets, Harvey is able to piece together the tragic story of the young and unhappy ghost in the hidden bedroom.
The Watson family moves to Stoneygate, an old coal-mining town, to care for Kit's recently widowed grandfather. When Kit meets John Askew, another boy whose family had both worked and died in the mines, Askew invites Kit to join him in playing a game called Death. Kit's association with Askew takes him into the mines where the boys look to find the childhood ghosts of their long-gone ancestors.
Intended for children whose reading ability is beginning to grow, this title helps build confidence and ability. It is part of the Usborne Young Reading Series Two"."