John Able

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February 2018


Creator of the children's horror fiction podcast, 31 Tales for October. ...more

Average rating: 3.67 · 6 ratings · 1 review · 5 distinct works
Elbows, Knees & Ladyboys

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3.44 avg rating — 9 ratings — published 2015 — 2 editions
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31 Tales for October

4.50 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2021 — 2 editions
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All the Tomorrows

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Reflections

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Poltergeist by Anthony Masters
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2nd in the series and aimed at young readers, Poltergeist picks up the action. Often with pre teen ghost stories they can be oddly slow with little happening until the end or contain very mild scares. while the scares here are age appropriate the pol ...more
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The Girl in Blue by Pauline Hunt
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Lorna has always been intrigued by the mystery of her grans long lost brother. When she finds an old newspaper cutting about her great uncle Mark, Lorna is determined to find out the truth.

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The Girl in Blue by Pauline Hunt
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I too was upset when I found out Mark was married
Lorna, girl I was with you the whole way through, but let your mum BREATHE
Good book, the characters seemed real and acted how real people would to things
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Hall Pass by Robert Hawks
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Similar to another review, the start really was promising with a story full of potential. You have the class of intervention kids sitting around in a circle like a scene from nightmare on elm street 3, the discovery of an anonymous notebook detailing ...more
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Nobody's Child by Anthony Masters
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If you like to read spooky teen and pre-teen fiction you cant go wrong with Anthony Masters. He treats young readers like adults and you can tell he's never just phoning it in with his ideas and story telling.

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Northanger Abbey by Jane Austen
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Northanger Abbey by Jane Austen
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I understand this novel is a satire. I also understand that this book was published posthumously and so right now, Jane Austin may very well be rolling in her grave saying "Oh God, I can't believe they published Northanger Abbey." I understand I am " Read more of this review »
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