Falling Girl

"This castle is haunted. It really is. There are ghosts in the walls and towers, the passages and the dark rooms, the secret places away from the warmth and sunshine, where it's cold and clammy and ... lonely."When eleven-year-old Ellie Black runs into Pentrillis Castle, she's trying to escape her depressing life. Her parents have split up, Dad is Mr Angry, and her new step-brother is obnoxious beyond belief. And at first, it's much better inside the castle. The sun shines (even when...
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"This castle is haunted. It really is. There are ghosts in the walls and towers, the passages and the dark rooms, the secret places away from the warmth and sunshine, where it's cold and clammy and ... lonely."When eleven-year-old Ellie Black runs into Pentrillis Castle, she's trying to escape her depressing life. Her parents have split up, Dad is Mr Angry, and her new step-brother is obnoxious beyond belief. And at first, it's much better inside the castle. The sun shines (even when it's still raining outside), there's fabulous chocolate cake, and Ellie meets a friendly story-teller and two cool new friends. (There's also a scary bit in the chapel, but she was probably just imagining things, right?)But the story-teller has a dark and unsettling tale to tell, of tragedy and a menacing ghost in the shadows. And there's some very odd things about those new friends. And where did that awful scream come from?And the worst part is when Ellie realises she's not so much a guest as a prisoner - and there's nowhere to hide from the ghost of Pentrillis Castle ...