Johnny and the Dead (Johnny Maxwell) - Softcover

Terry Pratchett

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0552551066 ISBN 13: 9780552551069

Verlag: Corgi Childrens, 2004

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Sell the cemetery?Over their dead bodies . . ., Not many people can see the dead (not many would want to). Twelve-year-old Johnny Maxwell can. And he's got bad news for them: the council want to sell the cemetery as a building site., But the dead have learnt a thing or two from Johnny. They're not going to take it lying down . ., . especially since it's Halloween tomorrow. Besides, they're beginning to find that life is a lot more fun than it was when they were ., . . well ., . . alive., Particularly if they break a few rules . . ., The second book in the Johnny Maxwell trilogy.

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"Marvellous story . . . funny, poignant, angry, outrageous and moving . . . Terry Pratchett is simply the best there is" (Vector)

"A humorous book, full of puns and asides, wittily and skilfully written... a delight of a book for any fluent teenage reader" (School Librarian)

"A lovely, funny, witty, sometimes wise book, exciting and entertaining and always highly readable" (Junior Bookshelf)

"Entertaining fable" (Independent)

"A funny, poignant story" (Write Away!)

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SELL THE CEMETERY? OVER THEIR DEAD BODIES . . .

Not many people can see the dead (not many would want to). Twelve-year-old Johnny Maxwell can. And he’s got bad news for them: the council want to sell the cemetery as a building site. But the dead aren’t going to take it lying down . . . especially since it’s Halloween tomorrow.

Besides, they’re beginning to find that life is a lot more fun than it was when they were . . . well . . . alive. Particularly if they break a few rules . . .

SHORTLISTED FOR THE CARNEGIE MEDAL
A WRITERS’ GUILD AWARD WINNER

‘Marvellous story . . . funny, poignant, angry, outrageous and moving . . . Terry Pratchett is simply the best there is’ Vector

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• Verlag: Corgi Childrens
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2004
• ISBN 10: 0552551066
• ISBN 13: 9780552551069
• Einband: Tapa blanda
• Anzahl der Seiten: 224