The family of Barney's dead mother are aware that there is something special about this particular boy. As he resigns himself to being haunted again, Barney's sister and brother set out to discover the reason behind his supernatural attraction. This book is a winner of the Carnegie Medal.
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Review:
Strong and terrifying . . . The novel winds up like a spring. A psychological thriller (Times Literary Supplement)
Supernatural happenings and psychic powers, all packed into a ghost story that holds us until the last page is turned (New York Times)
Review:
'Mahy projects the haunting with such imaginative force and seriousness that you'll hear those footsteps and that husky voice as Barney does.' (Kirkus Reviews)
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