AChildWithTheGhost

Moondial | Helen Cresswell

#AChildWithTheGhost

Araminta (Minty) is sent off to Belton House to spend the summer holidays with an elderly aunt... and begins to hear the mysterious voices of ghostly children, crying out from the past. 👻

I posted about this book a year ago but STILL haven‘t managed to find the 1980s BBC children‘s miniseries to watch. 😩

#NuYear

Cinfhen, TrishB

TrishB I think I remember this series! 7y

TrishB You can get the whole series on dvd on Amazon - not too expensive either 😁 7y

TobeyTheScavengerMonk Cool cover! Looks like it would have been my kind of jam as a kid. 7y

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batsy I have a fondness for those Faber & Faber covers. With the "text box" titles on the top left like this one ? 7y

Cathythoughts Great book cover. Perfect pick 7y

LeahBergen @TrishB I‘ll have to check it out! 👍🏻 7y

LeahBergen @TobeyTheScavengerMonk This was so my thing as a kid, too. 7y

LeahBergen @batsy I do, too! 7y

LeahBergen @Cathythoughts 😘😘 7y

rubyslippersreads I put this on my TBR list when you posted a year ago, and I still haven't read it. 😂 7y

LeahBergen @rubyslippersreads It‘s so good! 7y

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DivineDiana

The Ocean at the End of the Lane: A Novel | Neil Gaiman

I read this a while ago, and I remember that there were some strange creatures that haunted a 7 year old boy. Not sure what they were. Demons, spirits or some other supernatural creature. But that‘s all I have. #nuyear #achildwiththeghost

Cinfhen, TrishB

TrishB Another one on the tbr! 7y

tournevis I will never look at grey wollen blankets the same way ever again! 7y

DivineDiana @tournevis 😬 7y

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Cinfhen Same @TrishB but I'm not a fan of ghost stories...🙄 7y

Cathythoughts I could look at that picture forever ✨✨✨❤️ 7y

DivineDiana @Cathythoughts The book is very dreamlike, just like the photo. 7y

Cathythoughts @DianaDivine I did listen to it on Audible, NG narrated. Just what you say ! It was dreamlike ! 👍🏻✨✨ 7y

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andrew61

The Ice Twins: A Novel | S.K. Tremayne

#AChildWithTheGhost#NUYear
I went to my GR read list and found this book, which was suitably creepy and it's not clear if the mother is imagining a haunting or its a child who is the spook.
I remember enjoying the story.

Cathythoughts Yes I read & liked this too. Beautiful setting , in Scotland. Eerie ! Strange twist at the end. Great choice here 👍🏻 7y

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DeborahSmall

A Head Full of Ghosts: A Novel | Paul Tremblay

#NuYear #AChildWithTheGhost I enjoyed this book although I saw it as a psychological story of a young girl with mental health issues, rather than a ghost story.

Cinfhen, TrishB

Cinfhen Another book dying a slow death on my Kindle...I‘ll get to it one day..... 7y

TrishB I really liked this one too 👍🏻 7y

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GrilledCheeseSamurai

The Graveyard Book Graphic Novel | Neil Gaiman, P. Craig Russell

#NuYear #AChildWithTheGhost
@Cinfhen @TrishB

Neil Gaiman's Graveyard Book graphic novel is the absolute very first thing I thought of when I saw today's prompt. 🙃

Cinfhen 👻👻👻👻👻 7y

TrishB Great pick 👍🏻 7y

TricksyTails 😍💙😍💙😍 Love this book! 7y

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Lizpixie

Thornhill | Pam Smy

#NuYear #day24 #AChildWithTheGhost This is the top book of 2018 so far for me but it‘s also one of the most amazing blends of styles I‘ve ever read. Half graphic novel about a young girl dealing with grief in 2017(with no dialogue) half epistolary novel with diary entries from a bullied child living in a group home in 1982. They become connected through their shared misery, the ending was just so sad. I really enjoyed the style of this.

Cinfhen, TrishB

Cinfhen Sounds amazing 💕 7y

TrishB That looks fab 👍🏻 7y

UrsulaMonarch Really liked this one! And @lindy 's thoughts on it! 7y

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Lindy @UrsulaMonarch Thanks! 7y

Lindy @Lizpixie You mentioned enjoying the hybrid style of this, so you might also enjoy works by Brian Selznick such as

Wonderstruck

UrsulaMonarch @Lindy I didn't know that was a hybrid- I should check that out! Thanks! 😊 7y

StaceyKondla I just finished this a couple days ago - fantastic and tragic - I loved it ❤️❤️ (edited) 7y

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Kalalalatja

The Lie Tree: Illustrated Edition | Frances Hardinge

Faith, is #AChildWiththeGhost of her dead father influencing her actions and thoughts. Her quest to restore her father‘s reputation leads her into all kinds of trouble, some of which involve a tree that grows truths if you feed it lies. 🌳

#NuYear

Cinfhen, TrishB

lisakoby It looks beautiful! 7y

Cinfhen Sounds intriguing and that cover 🙌🏻💕 7y

erzascarletbookgasm I really liked this book and your copy is gorgeous! 7y

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TrishB Still on the tbr! 7y

TricksyTails Love Chris Riddell‘s artwork! So pretty! 💜 7y

Kalalalatja @lisakoby @Cinfhen @erzascarletbookgasm @TrishB @TricksyTails I have a soft spot for books illustrated by Chris Riddell, and that‘s what tipped it into my cart when I bought. Luckily for me, the story turned out to be really great as well 👌 7y

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TrishB

Child of the Ghosts | Jonathan Moeller

#nuyear #achildwiththeghost
Cheating off Amazon today as forgot to plan and don‘t seem to have much brain power left!
Numan‘s best friend died of a heroin overdose in the early 80s and this was written for his son.

Cinfhen

Cinfhen Awww, need to listen to the song💔 7y

Cinfhen How's your trip going??? 7y

TrishB @Cinfhen it‘s a sad song but worth a listen 💔 Trip - in one word - knackering 😁 but successful. It‘s a lovely place too - never been before. But I‘m looking forward to my own bed! 7y

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Cinfhen Knackering ..... need to look that up 😜 7y

Velvetfur @TrishB Where are you? 😊 7y

TrishB @Velvetfur Singapore - it‘s nearly 4am and I can‘t sleep! Flying home today . 😁 7y

Velvetfur @TrishB Oohh how lovely! I'd love to go there, hope you've had a fantastic time 😀 7y

TrishB @Velvetfur it‘s been work so not much free time. Have a few hours before the flight tonight hopefully! A lovely place. 7y

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erzascarletbookgasm

Goth Girl and the Ghost of a Mouse | Chris Riddell

Left alone by her father, only child Ada explores the corridors and gardens of their home, the Ghastly-Gorm Hall, meeting a cast of crazy and colourful characters. Her only friend is a ghost mouse called Ishmael.
#nuyear #achildwiththeghost
@Cinfhen @TrishB

RohitSawant Great pick! Still on my TBR. 7y

julesG Ah, we love Ada. 7y

TrishB Have a few of these 😁 7y

Cinfhen Well done💚✅you're on a roll.... 7y

Christine11 Love the cover 💗 7y

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