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|title=Ghost Knight

|author=Cornelia Funke

|reviewer=Nigethan Sathiyalingam

|borrow=Yes

|isbn=978-1444008234

|pages=343

|publisher=Orion

|date=October 2012

|summary=The story might lack a bit of originality and the plot could have been structured better, but Cornelia Funke's writing flows superbly and her characterisation and dialogue is enjoyable to read.

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Jon arrives at boarding school in a haze of angst, not looking forward to staying in an old-fashioned town, worried about dealing with new teachers and classmates, and furious at his mum's boyfriend, known only as The Beard, for his role in the banishment. Events take an unexpected turn for the worse when Jon finds himself being stalked by a pack of sinister ghosts with a vendetta against his family, borne out of a deadly conflict with his ancestor. With the help of Ella, whose grandmother specialises in ghost tours for tourists, Jon is successful in summoning the knight Longespee to protect him. However, the ghosts prove to be more resilient than he first thought, and when Jon discovers the terrible fate of the last boy who called Longespee for help, he realises that he is in more trouble than ever before.

I'd like to thank the publishers for sending a copy to The Bookbag.

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