Review
'While being full of action, this is much better than the usual, knockabout pirate stuff, with good dialogue and elegant, restrained prose ... exemplary early reading material.' Daily Telegraph (on Violet and the Mean and Rotten Pirates) 'There's plenty of humour in this well-paced adventure tale.' Anne Johnstone, Glasgow Herald (on Violet and the Mean and Rotten Pirates) 'This is packed with colloquial dialogue, which creates colourful characters and a speedy pace, and lots of lively illustrations.' Junior Magazine (on Violet and the Mean and Rotten Pirates)
Book Description
Unforgettable characters and lively black-and-white drawings complement the ghoulish humour in this adventure mystery.
Alex and his grandfather have been dead and haunting Halibut Hall for 150 years. So a holiday at the Moonbalm Hotel is a welcome change. The Hotel is popular with ghosts, but half the guests--the mysterious half--are fully alive.
About the Author
Richard Hamilton (London) is a BBC librarian and the author of several children's books. Sam Hearn (Richmond, U.K.) is a bookseller and an illustrator. They've teamed up before on the popular Violet and the Mean and Rotten Pirates.
