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Whispers in the Graveyard

by Theresa Breslin · 1994

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Solomon is full of anger: with his teachers, with his parents, with himself. He cannot bear to be at school or at home, so he hides in a corner of the kirkyard. When the spirit of a witch is released, Solomon is the only person who can fight it.

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Themes
gothicgothicMore like thisLess of this
Audience
childrensmiddle grade
Length
short · 169 pages

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