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Ghostcloud / Michael Mann ; illustrations by Chaaya Prabhat.
Forced to shovel coal underground in a half-bombed power station, 12-year-old Luke Smith-Sharma discovers his own innate powers with the help of a ghostly girl and is determined to save himself and his friends from a cruel and sinister scheme orchestrated by an evil woman.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781682635186 (hardcover)
- ISBN: 168263518X (hardcover)
- Physical Description: 307 pages : map ; 23 cm
- Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: Atlanta, Georgia : Peachtree Publishing Company Inc., 2022.
- Copyright: ©2021
Content descriptions
| General Note: | First published in Great Britain in 2021 by Hodder & Stoughton. |
| Target Audience Note: | Ages 8-12 Peachtree Publishing |
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| Subject: | Ability > Fiction. Magic > Fiction. Kidnapping > Fiction. Spirits > Fiction. Friendship > Fiction. Electric power-plants > Fiction. Good and evil > Fiction. Escapes > Fiction. Ghosts > Fiction. |
| Genre: | Ghost stories. Fantasy fiction. |
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- Baker & Taylor
Forced to shovel coal underground in a half-bombed power station, 12-year-old Luke Smith-Sharma discovers his own innate powers with the help of a ghostly girl and is determined to save himself and his friends from a cruel and sinister scheme orchestrated by an evil woman. - Baker & Taylor
Forced to shovel coal underground in a half-bombed power station, 12-year-old Luke Smith-Sharma discovers his own innate powers with the help of a ghostly girl and is determined to save himself and his friends from a cruel and sinister scheme orchestrated by an evil woman. Simultaneous eBook. - Random House, Inc.
A riveting, magical escapade about finding friendship and the courage to set yourself free against all odds.
Kidnapped and forced to shovel coal underground, in a half-bombed power station, 12-year-old Luke Smith-Sharma keeps his head down and hopes he can earn his freedom from the evil Tabitha Margate. Then one day he discovers he can see things that others canât. Ghostly things. A ghostly girl named Alma, who can bend the shape of clouds to her will and rides them through the night sky.
With Almaâs help, Luke discovers his own innate powers and uncovers the terrible truth of why Tabatha is kidnapping children and forcing them to shovel coal. Desperate to escape, Luke teams up with Alma, his best friend Ravi, and new girl Jess. Can Luke and his friends get away before they each become victims to a cruel and sinister scheme?
Debut author Michael Mann delivers a wildly imaginative middle grade fantasy set in a smoke-stained world thatâs sure to entertain readers who are eager for an adventure with paranormal superpowers.
A Kirkus Reviews Best Book of the Year