Poor Tom's Ghost

By: Jane Louise Curry

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Synopsis: Poor Tom's Ghost--dramatic, wholly convincing, a fascinating intermingling of the centuries--portrays a family whose uncertain bonds are tested and strengthened by a threat from the past.When the Nicholas family first sees the derelict old house near London that has been left to them in Aunt Deb's will, they are sadly disappointed. Thirteen-year-old Roger is the most disappointed, since, having moved place to place all his life with his gifted actor-father, he longs for some measure of stability. Then Roger and his father discover, under peeling wallpaper and rotted paneling, traces of a much older, more graceful house, and their misgivings disappear--until, one night, the house is filled with a sound of wild grieving that Roger traces to an empty room. Only Roger--and later his small stepsister Pippa--sees the ghosts, among them is that of Tom Garland, a well-known actor in Shakespeare's time. But Roger's father, playing Hamlet in the famous National Theatre, is caught up, unknowingly, in Tom's old tragedy. It is a frightened Roger who has to risk his life to find a way to mend the past before the present becomes its tragic echo.

Book Quality:: Publisher Quality
Book Size:: 142 Pages
ISBN-13:: 9781504028813
Publisher:: Open Road Distribution
Date of Addition:: 08/18/23
Copyrighted By:: Jane Louise Curry
Adult content:: No
Language:: English
Has Image Descriptions:: No
Categories:: History, Children's Books, Entertainment, Horror, Literature and Fiction, Parenting and Family, Drama, Plays and Theater
Grade Levels:: Fifth grade, Sixth grade, Seventh grade, Eighth grade, Ninth grade, Tenth grade
Reading Age:: 9–15
Submitted By:: Bookshare Staff
Usage Restrictions:: This is a copyrighted book.