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A supernatural love story that touches on the First World War.

Kerry hates her new school. She doesn’t think much of the new house either, as it’s full of strange noises.

While waiting by the old war memorial for her mum to come home, she meets a boy. He seems nice, but very sad about something. And he’s dressed a bit oddly too…

• Help Key Stage 3 students move from Level 3c to Level 3b in reading.
• Support comprehension with the atmospheric, age-appropriate illustrations.
• Contextualise the story using the double-page about the First World War.
• Encourage shared and guided reading using the ready-made tasks and discussion points on the activity pages at the back of the book.

Pippa Goodhart has had over 90 books published and is best known for her picture book You Choose and the Winnie the Witch storybooks, which she writes under the name of Laura Owen. Pippa has been longlisted for the Kate Greenaway Award, won the 2011 Mumsnet Children’s Book of the Year for 3-4 Year Olds and was shortlisted for the Young Telegraph Book of the Year award.

Alan Gibbons trained as a teacher and through working with young people discovered his literary voice. He started writing fiction for his pupils and published his first novel in 1993.

Alan has also appeared on the BBC education programme Writer’s Block, the Blue Peter Book Awards, radio 4’s Front Row, and is a regular contributor to TES, Junior Education, Carousel, Books for Keeps and other journals.