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- Subject: [LM_NET] BOOK: The dead fathers club by Haig
- From: Frederick Muller <mullinator52@GMAIL.COM>
- Date: Mon, 6 Oct 2008 05:18:17 -0400
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Haig. Matt. The dead fathers club. Penguin, 2006 [978-0-14-311294-5]
Not long after eleven-year-old Philip's father dies in an accident,
his ghost appears and asks him to avenge his death. The ghost tells
Philip to watch out for his Uncle who plans to take over his Dad's bar
and marry his wife. This Uncle Alan comforts Philip' s mom,
revitalizes the bar, and moves in wanting to marry her. Meanwhile
Alan hates him and is trying to kill him so his dead father can rest
in peace. As as if this is not enough, Philip has to deal with school
bullies, a girl friend, and wondering if his father's ghost is telling
the truth. This 328 page book is a suspenseful ghost story that makes
the reader want to keep reading but it has one problem. The author
writes without using quotation marks. That, combined with the British
accent makes this great ghost story a struggle to read. It totally
turned me off to an excellent story.
--
Frederick Muller, Librarian
Halsted Middle School Library
Newton, NJ
mullinator52@gmail.com
My book reviews are compiled at http://www.mullersreviews.com
My book review blog is at http://MullerInTheMiddle.blogspot.com
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