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The shadow guests / Joan Aiken.

The shadow guests / Joan Aiken.
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ISBN 9780241337363 (paperback)
Name Aiken, Joan, 1924-2004 author.
Title The shadow guests / Joan Aiken.
Published London : Puffin Books, 2018.
©1980
Description 237 pages ; 20 cm.
Notes First published: London : Jonathan Cape Ltd, 1980.
Summary After the strange disappearance of his mother and older brother, Cosmo is sent from Australia to live with his cousin in England. Lost and lonely at his new school, Cosmo escapes at weekends to the peace of his cousin's ancient mill house, and the shadowy companions only he can see. When he learns about the family curse, he realises his ghostly visitors from the past have a message for him -- but are these new companions friends or enemies?
Target audience note Upper primary school age.
Subjects Families -- England -- Juvenile fiction
Incantations -- Juvenile fiction
Prophecies (Occultism) -- Juvenile fiction
Blessing and cursing -- Juvenile fiction
Children's stories
Australians -- England -- Juvenile fiction
Genre Ghost stories
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