Glow in the Graveyard - (Orca Shivers) by François Gravel (Paperback)
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Highlights
- There's nothing to be afraid of in graveyards... Clara and her family have always lived near graveyards.
- 9-12 Years
- 7.3" x 4.8" Paperback
- 96 Pages
- Juvenile Fiction, Horror
- Series Name: Orca Shivers
Description
About the Book
In this short horror novel for middle-grade readers, a mysterious glow in the cemetery near her home leads Clara into a haunted mausoleum.Book Synopsis
There's nothing to be afraid of in graveyards...
Clara and her family have always lived near graveyards. Most would find it creepy, but not Clara. After all, a graveyard is really nothing more than a big garden planted with tombstones. But Clara can't help but feel there is something her parents aren't telling her...
One night, Clara is spooked when she sees an eerie glow flickering between the graves from her bedroom window. Soon, she can't ignore the light's hypnotizing pull and follows it into a mausoleum, where Clara is visited by the spirit of a young girl who died by drowning. Clara is convinced she has to help the restless spirit find peace, but can she safely set the spirit free without being lured into a terrifying trap?
The epub edition of this title is fully accessible.
From the Back Cover
"Who are you? What do you want from me?"
Clara and her parents have always lived near graveyards. Most would find it creepy, but not Clara. Until one night, when she spots an eerie glow flickering between the graves. She can't resist the hypnotizing pull of the light that leads her into the graveyard. What is this light? A restless spirit searching to be set free or something more sinister?
Review Quotes
"As Clara's and Sarah's lives become intertwined in this gently told, never-too-scary story, Gravel accessibly highlights--through their differences and similarities--themes of morality and reckoning with the unknown."
-- "Publishers Weekly"About the Author
François Gravel has written more than one hundred novels for adults, teenagers and young readers, and many of these have been translated into English. He has also published a number of picture books and playful poems, as well as some amusing nonfiction books and works that defy description. His books have been selected for and won many awards, including the Mr. Christie's Book Award, the TD Canadian Children's Literature Award, the Governor General's Literary Award for French-language children's literature, the IBBY Honour List, and the White Raven Selection. He lives in Montreal, Quebec.
David Warriner grew up in the UK and escaped to Quebec right after graduating from Oxford. A professional translator for nearly two decades, David nurtures a healthy passion for Quebec fiction and has translated a range of fiction, nonfiction and children's fiction titles by Quebec authors for British and Canadian publishers. He lives in Penticton, British Columbia.