Five girls have been murdered on the Isle of Man in the last eighteen months.
In Byzantium, the capital of the 6th century Roman Empire, annual games are held to celebrate the founding of the city.
Elsie dies from influenza, but then she returns to reclaim Annie's friendship and punish all the girls who bullied her. Young readers who revel in spooky stories will relish this chilling tale of a girl haunted by a vengeful ghost.
This charming book is filled with sayings, legends and proverbs derived from the oral history of the countryside and unveils how they came about, what they mean, and how they came to be such a big part of the language we use today.
This is how real magic works.”—Scott Westerfeld, author of Uglies and Extras