The Turnkey of Highgate Cemetery

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Candlewick Press

Annotation: Flossie Birdwhistle, the twelve-year-old ghost caretaker of the souls buried at London's Highgate Cemetery, encounters the ghost of a German soldier carrying a suspicious object before uncovering a plot that threatens both the living and the spirit worlds.

Genre: [Historical fiction] [Mystery fiction] [Horror fiction]

Reviews: 1

Catalog Number: #156263

Format: Publisher's Hardcover

Publisher: Candlewick Press

Edition Date: 2018 Release Date: 07/24/18

Pages: 236 pages

ISBN: 0-7636-9685-4

ISBN 13: 978-0-7636-9685-6

Dewey: Fic

LCCN: 2018949463

Dimensions: 21 cm.

Subject Heading:
Cemeteries. Juvenile fiction.
Soldiers. Germany. Fiction.
World War, 1939-1945. Juvenile fiction.
Secrecy. Juvenile fiction.
Girls. Juvenile fiction.
Cemeteries. Fiction.
Soldiers. Germany. Fiction.
World War, 1939-1945. Fiction.
Secrets. Fiction.
Girls. Fiction.

Language: English

Reviews:

Horn Book (Mon Apr 01 00:00:00 CDT 2019)

In the Nicola Valley, British Columbia, where Interior Salishan peoples live, Nikki and friends forage for wild plants with relatives, including Yayah (grandmother). Yayah emphasizes the importance of plant identification and naming in their endangered Indigenous language, Nłe?kepmxcmn. Using the text's pronunciation guidance and the glossary, interested readers will learn along with the young characters. Quiet collage-like art emphasizes the land's natural riches. Author's note included.

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Horn Book (Mon Apr 01 00:00:00 CDT 2019)

Bibliography Index/Note: Includes bibliographical references (page [241]).

Interest Level: 3-6

Guided Reading Level: W

Fountas & Pinnell: W

Twelve-year-old Flossie is no ordinary ghost — she’s the caretaker of every soul in Highgate Cemetery. And during World War II, even the ghosts aren't safe.

Flossie Birdwhistle is the Turnkey at London’s Highgate Cemetery. As Turnkey, it’s Flossie’s job to ensure that all the souls buried in the cemetery stay at rest. Not an easy job for a young ghost, but a task made especially difficult by World War II: London is being attacked every night by enemy bombers, and even the dead are unsettled. When Flossie encounters the ghost of a German soldier carrying a mysterious object that seems to exist in both the living and spirit worlds, she becomes suspicious — what is the officer up to? Before long, Flossie uncovers a sinister plot that could destroy not only her cemetery, but also her beloved country. Can Flossie and her ghostly friends stop the soldier before it’s too late? History collides with the supernatural in this exciting, ethereal mystery from Allison Rushby.

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