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The Scream
David's Gran has a mysterious liking for the famous painting 'The Scream'. She has strange powers, and sends bad luck to people she doesn't like. On her Scottish island home she was a 'Ridder' who could make troublesome rats run into the sea. Now she has moved to the city to look after her orphaned grandchildren, but her dark secrets have come with her...
Hardcover, 86 pages
Published
2002
by Macmillan Children's Books
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Dec 20, 2009
Abigail
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Joan Aiken Fans / Young Readers Who Like Scary Stories
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The book was okay I suppose. I think this book is more suitable for primary children, maybe ages 11? This book is told by a boy called David. After being in a car crash that killed both his mother and father, he has to face each day knowing that he will never walk again. His sister comes out if the car crash unscathed and basically hates everyone but her gran. She loves ballet. So when she gets to perform her dance of the Scream, She wants everything to be perfect. But terrible things start to h...more
I'm a fan of Joan Aiken's horro stories but this one absolutely didn't make any sense. The only good thing about this book was that it made me cross Scotland off my ATW-booktour!
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I just luv dhis bk alot. I got it from dhe library which was really useful!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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