Honour Among Ghosts

Name: Honour Among Ghosts
Brand: Allen & Unwin
SKU: 9781761065767
Price: 21.99 NZD
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By Sean Williams

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Summary

In Honour Among Ghosts by Sean Williams, young readers are taken on a captivating journey with mischievous ghosts who uncover a mystery about an ancient promise. The protagonist finds themselves navigating an eerie world, making unexpected alliances and learning important lessons about trust and friendship. It's a delightful blend of adventure and supernatural excitement that keeps children engaged.
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Format: Paperback / softback

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Description

When Athelbert Fan is thrown in jail for thievery, his daughter, Penny, is convinced he has been framed. Someone else must have stolen the gold cup from the crabby magistrate's home and put it in with her father's tools. But whom could it be?

Setting out to prove his innocence, Penny forms an unlikely foursome with the magistrate's son, a young traveller, and a magical scribe's apprentice. Soon they discover even more crimes - and it's always the rich being burgled and the poor being blamed.

Before long, the whole town is in uproar, until a mysterious inspector arrives ... but can he be trusted? It's up to the young quartet to untangle the truth and put things right.

Honour Among Ghosts is a thrilling tale of mystery and adventure, where nothing is quite what it seems.

Book Hero Magic summarised reviews for this book. While it's new and still learning, it may not be perfect - your feedback is welcome! HOW HAS THIS BEEN REVIEWED?

Honour Among Ghosts is praised for its engaging detective story about a brave young girl confronting injustice amidst mystery and ghosts. The ending is described as clever and satisfying. Sean Williams' work is celebrated for its wit, excitement, beloved characters, and a thoughtful portrayal of friendships.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781761065767

Publisher: A&U Children's

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 30 August 2022

Country: Australia

Imprint: A&U Children

Audience: Children

DIMENSIONS

Width: 128.0mm

Height: 198.0mm

Weight: 290g

Pages: 336

Collections

Children's Books Children's Fiction Children’s, Teenage and Educational Sean Williams Young Adult

About the Author

Sean Williams is a multi-award-winning, #1 New York Times best-selling author for readers of all ages. With over four million published words, in the form of series, novels, short stories and poems that have been translated into multiple languages for readers around the world, he has worked with visual artists, dramaturges, composers and other writers on collaborative works that include stories set in the Star Wars and Doctor Who universes, original series created with Garth Nix, and a science-fiction musical performed at the National Museum in Canberra.

In 2017, he was the recipient of the Australian Antarctica Division's annual Arts Fellowship. His most recent novels Impossible Music and Her Perilous Mansion were nominated for the Ethel Turner Prize for Young People's Literature and the Patricia Wrightson Prize for Children's Literature respectively. Both are Children's Book Council of Australia Notable Books.

As well as being a senior lecturer at Flinders University, he writes articles about creative writing; composes music that has been released internationally and commissioned for exhibitions, live performances, and the stage; and cooks a mean brussels sprout.
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