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Horn Book Magazine
Reviewed on May 1, 2012 | Fiction
Jon Whitcroft, eleven, resents being sent away to boarding school; he thinks his mother's new boyfriend, whom Jon sneeringly refers to as "The Beard," is trying to get rid of him. Jon finds himself with bigger problems after being accosted by a terrifying band of ghosts with a centuries-old ax to grind against his family. Word of Jon's encounter gets around school, and Ella, whose grandmother Zelda runs ghost tours and is rumo...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Guide
Reviewed on January 1, 2012
Jon Whitcroft, eleven, resents being sent to boarding school; he thinks Mum's new boyfriend is trying to get rid of him. ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More