The Crate

A Ghost Story

The Crate
James Norcliffe
RRP:
NZ$ 27.50
Our Price:
NZ$ 22.00
Paperback
h205 x 134mm - 196pg
26 Oct 2022 NZ
Locally sourced in NZ eta 7-15 days
9780995143746
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* A dark lake with darker secrets. * The bizarre delivery of a mysterious crate. * A fortune-teller unnerved by what she reads in a palm. * Why is the past reaching for the present with such bony fingers? For the four teenagers staying near a West Coast lake, what begins as an intriguing puzzle ends with the most terrifying night of their lives, a night that will change them forever. . . Award-winning author James Norcliffe' s compelling supernatural tale will delight and thrill all young readers with its bittersweet ending as unexpected as it is satisfying.
"A wonderful hybrid of mystery, ghost and sci-fi narrative that will grip children tight. . . another thrilling events-and-identity puzzle that will entertain the young fans Norcliffe has secured ever since his extraordinary The Loblolly Boy" Emma Neal "An exciting and interesting book. . . The Crate will be an outstanding addition to the literature for children in Aotearoa. " Gavin Bishop
James Norcliffe is a New Zealand poet, editor, and writer of mainly fantasy novels for younger readers. He has written ten collections of poetry and thirteen novels for young people, most recently two hilarious stories for younger readers, Mallory, Mallory: The Revenge of the Tooth Fairy and Mallory, Mallory: Trick or Treat about the awful Mallory and her hapless sidekick Arthur. James Norcliffe and his wife Joan live at Church Bay in Lyttelton Harbour near Christchurch.
Status: Active
ISBN-13: 9780995143746
Published: 26 Oct 2022
Published In: New Zealand
Imprint: Quentin Wilson Publishing
Publisher: Quentin Wilson Publishing
Format: Paperback
Height: 205mm
Width: 134mm
Spine: 15mm
Weight: 230g
Pages: 196

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