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The Shadow Garden

by Andrew Matthews · 2005

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Inspired by the classic ghost stories of M.R. James, The Shadow Garden is a chilling and compelling tale by critically acclaimed author, Andrew Matthews.

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Matty Brand can see the spirits of the dead, and when she moves to Tagram House with her mother, her psychic powers reveal that two murdered children haunt the house. Matty soon becomes involved in untangling the mystery of their deaths, which she knows she must do in order to prevent another murder from being committed.

Genre
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Themes
gothicgothicMore like thisLess of this
Setting
2000s2000sMore like thisLess of this
Audience
childrensyoung adult
Length
short · 197 pages

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