From international phenomenon Cornelia Funke, the bestselling author of Reckless and Inkheart. Eleven-year-old Jon Whitcroft never expected to enjoy boarding school. Then again, he never expected to be confronted by a pack of vengeful ghosts, either. And then he meets Ella, a quirky new friend with a taste for adventure... Together, Jon and Ella must work to uncover the secrets of a centuries-old murder while being haunted by terrifying spirits, their bloodless faces set on revenge. So when Jon summons the ghost of the late knight Longspee for his protection, there's just one Can Longspee truly be trusted?
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A charming story of a boy who gets sent off to boarding school after making his mothers life a living nightmare because he doesn't like her new boyfriend. While away at boarding school Jon starts to be haunted by ghosts and eventually a tale involving his ancestry connection to these ghost start to unravel, which leads to Jon making a pact with an old Knight for protection.
Overall the story was very simple and fast to get through. Jon is a decent character to follow, nothing really stands out about him. He is just your typical 11 year old thrown into an unusual situation. The story overall has 2 arcs in it. The ghosts haunting Jon, and Finding the Heart of the fallen knight. I have to say I found the second arc with finding the knights lost heart really sweet, and for me more interesting but I know the action with the ghosts haunting Jon will be entertaining for kids.
The only real issue I had with this was the names, so many characters sharing the same name of Jon, just spelled differently, it at times made it a little confusing.
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