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The Blurb On The Back:
”I’ve got a poltergeist,” says Joe.
“What’s one of them?”
“Kind of ghost,” says Joe.
“Davie’ll know. Davie?”
Joe Quinn tells everyone about the poltergeist in his house, but no one believes him. No one, that is, except Davie.
He’s felt the inexplicable presence in the rooms and seen random objects fly through the air. And there’s something else … a memory of Davie’s beloved sister, and a feeling deep down that it might just be possible for ghosts to exist.
A haunting story of the power of hope.
( The Review (Cut For Spoilers): )
The Verdict:
David Almond and Dave McKean’s graphic novel for children aged 9+ is, like many ghost stories, a tale of grief and faith that’s pervaded with sadness that’s inspired in part by Almond’s own life. I suspect that the lack of a definitive resolution will put off some readers but this is an emotionally mature book whose illustrations have an otherworldly melancholy that resonated with me and I suspect would do so with the target age group too.
JOE QUINN’S POLTERGEIST will be released in the United Kingdom on 7th March 2019. Thanks to Walker Books for the review copy of this book.
“What’s one of them?”
“Kind of ghost,” says Joe.
“Davie’ll know. Davie?”
Joe Quinn tells everyone about the poltergeist in his house, but no one believes him. No one, that is, except Davie.
He’s felt the inexplicable presence in the rooms and seen random objects fly through the air. And there’s something else … a memory of Davie’s beloved sister, and a feeling deep down that it might just be possible for ghosts to exist.
A haunting story of the power of hope.
( The Review (Cut For Spoilers): )
The Verdict:
David Almond and Dave McKean’s graphic novel for children aged 9+ is, like many ghost stories, a tale of grief and faith that’s pervaded with sadness that’s inspired in part by Almond’s own life. I suspect that the lack of a definitive resolution will put off some readers but this is an emotionally mature book whose illustrations have an otherworldly melancholy that resonated with me and I suspect would do so with the target age group too.
JOE QUINN’S POLTERGEIST will be released in the United Kingdom on 7th March 2019. Thanks to Walker Books for the review copy of this book.
