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Spook's Shack Wendy Orr

Spook's Shack By Wendy Orr

Spook's Shack by Wendy Orr


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Summary

Finn discovers Jack Henry, a ghost, and his ghost-dog Nipper, in an old bush shack. They team up to outwit Boris Banks, who has plans for a gold mine that would destroy the bushland and leave the wild animals homeless.

Spook's Shack Summary

Spook's Shack by Wendy Orr

Deep in the bush, where the trees grow tall, Finn discovers an old deserted shack. Inside is shivery cold, with green fungus on the walls. When a dog growls and a gravelly voice snarls, Finn's hair stands up like bristles on a brush. An old man and his dog are glowing in the darkness.Jack Henry lived in the shack 100 years ago and was friends with all the wild creatures. When Finn is with the old ghost, he can feel what the birds are singing and what the animals are feeling. But now they are all in danger - someone is going to bulldoze the land and wreck their homes. How can one boy, a ghost and his dog save the bush?Spook's Shack is another magical adventure-fantasy from the author of Nim's Island.

Spook's Shack Reviews

warm, humorous and delightfully believable carefully crafted novel with well-developed characters' Reading Time47(3)Highly Recommended Primary Focus Fiction 2004(WA Dept of Ed).

About Wendy Orr

Wendy Orr was born in Canada and grew up with various pets, in various places across North America and France. In Australia Wendy has lived on a dairy farm and a sheep farm. Recently she moved to a bush block where she found an old shack with furniture, tea-cups, dressing gowns and hot-water bottles. as if the people living there had just disappeared. She wondered if a ghost might still be there. But while Wendy was writing Spook's Shack she heard a science report that said mobile phones were killing ghosts. Ghost sightings in Britain have shrunk to nothing since mobile phones have become common. Wendy is the author of several award-winning books for young children and teenagers.Kerry Millard was born in Canada and grew up surrounded by all sorts of animals. Later she moved to Australia and became a vet. One day Kerry took her crazy dog to dog school, drew some cartoons for their newsletter, and accidentally began a new career as an award-winning cartoonists and illustrator, and author.

Additional information

GOR005586309
9781865086453
1865086452
Spook's Shack by Wendy Orr
Used - Well Read
Paperback
Allen & Unwin
20030201
120
Short-listed for YABBA (Young Australians Best Book Awards) 2004 (Australia) Short-listed for WAYRBA (West Australian Young Readers' Book Awards) 2004 (Australia) Short-listed for Children's Choice Awards 2004 (Australia)
Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.
This is a used book. We do our best to provide good quality books for you to read, but there is no escaping the fact that it has been owned and read by someone else previously. Therefore it will show signs of wear and may be an ex library book

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