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The Shadow Guests

Author: Joan Aiken   Series: A Puffin Book

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A chilling supernatural time-slip adventure for Halloween!

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A chilling supernatural time-slip adventure for Halloween!

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Description

Puffin Classics- the definitive collection of timeless stories, for every childRediscover the A Puffin Book series and bring the best-loved classics to a new generation - including this thrilling edition of The Shadow Guests.Following the double disappearance of his mother and older brother, Cosmo Curtoy is sent to live with his strange cousin in England.When he arrives, Cosmo decides to explore the ancient Mill House on his cousins' estate - where he meets the Mill's spirited guests. . .But can he trust them?Join Cosmo on this supernatural time-travelling adventure and break the Curtoy's curse!

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Critic Reviews

“stylish writing and vigorous invention-- Publishers Weekly What a marvellous writer Joan Aiken is!-- Leon Garfield”

Stylish writing and vigorous invention Publishers Weekly
What a marvellous writer Joan Aiken is! Leon Garfield
Joan Aiken is a marvel -- Philip Pullman The Guardian

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About the Author

Joan Delano Aiken (1924-2004) was the daughter of the American poet, Conrad Aiken. Joan had a variety of jobs, including working for the BBC, the United Nations Information Centre and then as features editor for a short story magazine. Her first children's novel, The Kingdom and the Cave, was published in 1960. Joan Aiken wrote over a hundred books for young readers and adults and is recognized as one of the classic authors of the twentieth century. Her best-known books are those in the James III saga, of which The Wolves of Willoughby Chase was the first title, published in l962 and awarded the Lewis Carroll prize. Both that and Black Hearts in Battersea have been filmed. Her books are internationally acclaimed and she received the Edgar Allan Poe Award in the United States as well as the Guardian Award for Fiction in this country for The Whispering Mountain. In 1999 Joan Aiken was awarded an MBE for her services to children's books.

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Product Details

Publisher
Penguin Random House Children's UK | Puffin
Published
6th September 2018
Pages
272
ISBN
9780241337363

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