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Marvelous Madcap Misadventures Masterminded By Margaret Mahy

The Horribly Haunted School
Margaret Mahy
Manufacturer: Hamish Hamilton Ltd
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover

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Monty is allergic to ghosts-if there's one around, he sneezes. That's how he discovers a ghost-girl called Lulu haunting an old vintage car at the bottom of the garden. Unfortunately, Monty's mother doesn't believe in ghosts, so she sends him away to the Brinsley Codd School for Sensible Thought, where, she hopes, Monty will learn there are no such things as spirits. But Monty has only been inside the school a minute when he starts to sneeze... Margaret Mahy, a versatile and world-renowned author, has won the Carnegie Medal twice and New Zealand's Esther Glen Award five times. She lives in New Zealand. Robert Staermose lives in England.

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Marvelous Madcap Misadventures Masterminded By Margaret Mahy.......1998-05-27

Recipe for delightful middle grade novel: Mix a couple of ghosts, a Jigaw Puzzle championship, a school that teaches the tenets of Common Sense, an honest used-car salesman, and an 800-page novel that vanished during the Great Toasted Cheese Disaster. Sprinkle with verbal wordplay. Add a brisk pace and plenty of laughs. Wait until the last moment to garnish with surprise (but satisfying) ending. Sure to be a favorite among young readers - who may even want a second helping.

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