Johnny and the Dead (Johnny Maxwell)

Johnny and the Dead (Johnny Maxwell)

by Terry Pratchett (Author)

Synopsis

From the legendary Terry Pratchett, the author of Discworld, the second instalment in the Johnny Maxwell Trilogy --------------------- Sell the cemetery? Over their dead bodies . . . Not many people can see the dead (not many would want to). Twelve-year-old Johnny Maxwell can. And he's got bad news for them: the council want to sell the cemetery as a building site. But the dead have learnt a thing or two from Johnny. They're not going to take it lying down . . . especially since it's Halloween tomorrow. Besides, they're beginning to find that life is a lot more fun than it was when they were . . . well . . . alive. Particularly if they break a few rules . . .

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More Information

Format: Paperback
Pages: 240
Publisher: Corgi Childrens
Published: 10 May 2018

ISBN 10: 0552576778
ISBN 13: 9780552576772
Children’s book age: 9-11 Years
Book Overview: The second hilarious fantasy novel about Johnny Maxwell from master storyteller Terry Pratchett.

Media Reviews
Entertaining fable * Independent *
Marvellous story . . . funny, poignant, angry, outrageous and moving . . . Terry Pratchett is simply the best there is * Vector *
A humorous book, full of puns and asides, wittily and skilfully written... a delight of a book for any fluent teenage reader * School Librarian *
A lovely, funny, witty, sometimes wise book, exciting and entertaining and always highly readable * Junior Bookshelf *
A funny, poignant story * Write Away! *
Author Bio
Terry Pratchett was the acclaimed creator of the global bestselling Discworld series, the first of which, The Colour of Magic, was published in 1983. In all, he was the author of over fifty bestselling books. His novels have been widely adapted for stage and screen, and he was the winner of multiple prizes, including the Carnegie Medal, as well as being awarded a knighthood for services to literature. He died in March 2015.