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The Burning Baby and Other Ghosts

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'The glowing ashes turned again and again and then, from the centre, there arose a small entity, a little shape of fire...' A teenage girl disappears mysteriously a few days before bonfire night; two youths out skating see something grisly beneath the ice; an elderly spinster feeds her young charge to the eels...In these five supernatural tales, the spirits of the dead seek to exact a terrifying revenge on those who have wronged them.

110 pages, Paperback

First published October 1, 1993

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John Gordon

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John Gordon was an English writer of adolescent supernatural fiction. He was the author of fifteen fantasy novels (including The Giant Under The Snow), four short story collections, over fifty short stories, and a teenage memoir. For more information, please see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Gor...

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January 6, 2023
Ho intravisto questo libro ventisei anni fa nel catalogo di Mondojunior, la collana di romanzi brevi per ragazzi della Mondadori. Ricordo che ne ero attratto, vuoi per la copertina di Angelo Stano, vuoi per la quarta di copertina che riassumeva il primo racconto. Per anni ho anelato leggerlo, senza mai trovarlo da nessuna parte finché alcuni mesi fa l'ho trovato su ebay usato e l'ho ordinato.
Una delusione incredibile. Racconti per ragazzi che non farebbero paura neppure a un dodicenne. Scrittura fluida, niente da dire. Ma forse avrei dovuto leggerlo tanti anni fa. Oggi lo trovo una raccolta sterile e striminzita.
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