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The Glass Children
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The Glass Children

Kristina Ohlsson
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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.

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Format
Paperback
Publisher
Penguin Random House Children's UK
Country
United States
Date
31 October 2016
Pages
256
ISBN
9780440871156

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.

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Format
Paperback
Publisher
Penguin Random House Children's UK
Country
United States
Date
31 October 2016
Pages
256
ISBN
9780440871156
 
Book Review

The Glass Children
by Kristina Ohlsson

by Natalie Platten, Oct 2016

Readers beware, this story is not for the faint of heart. Swedish author Kristina Ohlsson’s The Glass Children is a macabre tale about a haunted house. Creepy sounds, swinging light bulbs and objects that move inexplicably will send shivers down the reader’s spine. This is how Billie feels when she moves into the house with her mum following the death of her father. She has a strong sense of foreboding that the house doesn’t want them there.

Oblivious to the terrors that frighten Billie, Billie’s mum fails to heed the warnings that they should leave. But Billie is intent on finding evidence to convince her mum of the dangers and, with help from friends, speaks to local residents and researches material at the library to find out the house’s history. Through these investigations Billie uncovers the mystery of the glass children who once lived there. Discovering who these children were and what happened to them holds the key to solving this mystery. Yet another satisfyingly creepy tale from our Nordic friends for readers 10 and up.

Natalie Platten

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