The Ghost of Thomas Kempe  by Penelope Lively

 

 

 

James is fed up. His family has moved to a new cottage - with grounds that are great for excavations, and trees that are perfect for climbing – and stuff is happening. Stuff that is normally the kind of thing he does. And he's getting blamed for it. But it's not him who's writing strange things on shopping lists and fences.  Thomas Kempe the apothecary has returned and he wants James to be his apprentice. No one else believes in ghosts. It's up to James to get rid of him. Or he'll have no pocket money or pudding ever again.

For anyone who hasn't collected their book club books yet this month we are reading "The Ghost of Thomas Kempe" by Penelope Lively. We thought it would be fun to read something spooky as Halloween is coming up soon!

Penelope Lively has written lots of books for adults and children and this book won an award- the Carnegie Medal- and was even made into a film once

I love love ghost stories so I was really looking forward to reading this, the story was quite funny and  definitely kept me turning the pages and wanting to read more. The language in the book is a little different as it was written quite a while ago in the 1970s but I think that makes it more interesting and adds to the atmosphere. Hope you all enjoy it ! Has anyone any more spooky reads to recommend for Halloween ?