Hugo’s house is enveloped by fog. As he and his mother wait hopefully for news about his father’s return from the war, they survive in a cold house with help from the matter of fact, Mrs Stubbs.
When Hugo looks outside, he is sure there is a ghostly figure at the window asking to be let in.
Mrs Stubbs encourages Hugo to go outside to play, even in the fog and he helps the gardener, Mr Meddle, to burn the piles of damp autumn leaves. When the gardener goes home, Hugo stays on and once again the ghost appears.
As the ghostly figure asks again to be let into the house, he says his name is Nemo. If only he could remember his Greek myths, thinks Hugo.
Can this really be a ghost and what happens when Hugo invites it into his home?
The award-winning author, Lucy Strange, has written a book which has all the ingredients of a perfect ghost story.
From the first line, I was hooked.
‘I first saw the ghost on a cold, autumn night.’
The illustrations by Rohan Eason, black and white and to the mystery and eerie atmosphere of this book.
In ten chapters, well-spaced out and in an easy-to-read font and paper, Barrington Stoke have produced a superb book for older readers.
For 9+
Reading Age:8
Thank you to Barrington Stoke for the review copy.
