The Glass Children

Oct 4, 2024 9:32 PM

Author:Kristina Ohlsson,Marlaine Delargy

The Glass Children

Billie is forced to leave the only home she’s ever known when her mother decides they should move to a new house in a small town. Musty furniture and odd belongings fill the old, dilapidated building, the ghostly remains of its previous tenants - including two small glass figures, one boy and one girl.

The neighbours and local community are hiding something, Billie can tell – a secret about the house, a secret of its past. Then Billie notices that the glass figures have moved when the house was empty. Soon after, a tiny handprint appears on a dusty table - the handprint of a small child. Billie is certain that they are being haunted.

But her mother thinks Billie is making it up With the help of her new friend Aladdin, Billie desperately tries to uncover the house’s dark, tragic history . . . leading her closer to the chilling truth.

Reviews

The newest Delaney character returns to steal the limelight ... step forward Brother Wulf.

—— The Lancashire Post

The bloodthirsty, heartfelt romp your brutal inner child craves

—— BlizzardComedy

Perfectly captures a kid's sense of the bizarre . . . highly recommended

—— The South China Morning Post

A hard-hitting book . . . a must-read from this ever popular author

—— Teaching & Learning

Atmospheric, perceptive and brilliant

—— Daily Echo

Stroud brings his intricate, series long storyline to a close with a complex, dramatic climax followed by a simple, satisfying conclusion. A first-rate adventure, full of memorable, original characters

—— Booklist

Publication of a new Lockwood and Co. adventure must qualify as one of the literary events of the year. Jonathan Stroud not only writes like a dream, he creates some of the most inventive, most exciting storylines around.

—— Andrea Reece , LoveReading

I enjoyed it so much, I hope there will be yet another book soon to follow in this fabulously told series.

—— Amazed Earthling, with Guardian Children's Books

I love this series so much, the characters are funny . . . the ghosts are awesome.

—— An Awful Lot of Reading

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