Shiverton Hall

by Emerald Fennell (author)

Shiverton Hall

Suitable for 9 - 11 years

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They slowed as they reached the gate; two stone columns, each with its own crumbling angel perched on top. The angels held up a rusty, wrought-iron arch that read, in curling, serpentine letters: SHIVERTON HALL.

Arthur Bannister has been unexpectedly accepted into Shiverton Hall, which, as it turns out, is an incredibly spooky school, full of surprises. And it is just as well that Shiverton Hall has made its offer, because Arthur had a horrible time at his previous school, and was desperate to leave. Timely indeed . . .

But Arthur has no time to worry about the strange coincidence. He is too busy trying to make head or tail of Shiverton Hall, dogged as it is by tales of curses and bad fortune. At least there are a few friendly faces: George, who shows him around; also Penny and Jake. But not all the faces are friendly. There are the bullying Forge triplets for starters. And then there is the acid tongue of the headmistress, Professor Long-Pitt, who seems to go out of her way to make Arthur’s life a misery.

Luckily Arthur has his new friends to cheer him up. Although there are some friends that you don’t want to have at all, as Arthur is soon to find out.

Product Details

Format

Paperback

ISBN

9781408827789

Publisher

Bloomsbury Childrens

Date published

January 3rd, 2013

Accelerated Reader

AR book level: 5.6; Middle years; 8.0 points

Condition

New

Author/Illustrator

Emerald Fennell

Photo of Emerald Fennell

Emerald Fennell appeared in Any Human Heart, the adaptation of William Boyd’s bestselling novel. She recently played Princess Merkalova alongside Keira Knightley and Jude Law in the film version of Anna Karenina and appeared in Blandings and Call the Midwife over the winter period. She is currently filming Murder on the Homefront, a period crime drama for ITV.

At the age of 27, Emerald is now taking on the male dominated world of horror fiction with her debut novel Shiverton Hall. Originally conceived as a television script and infused with her love for horror, Emerald has created a scary and thrilling novel for young readers. Emerald Fennell was picked up by the same editor at Bloomsbury who worked on the Harry Potter novels, a sign that she is definitely one to watch in 2013.

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  1. Evie
    on 21 June 2014

    Shiverton Hall Review

    This book was seriously amazing, once I started I just didn't want to put it down. I reread it every day, and it is just as exciting each time as the first time. There are some scary moments as well as some seriously funny moments, and it is a very enjoyable read. I think some of the ghost stories in it might be a bit too scary for younger readers, but older readers will love them. It was my favourite book ever straight away.

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What kids think

  1. TheMileLongBookshelfBlog
    on 8 March 2013

    spooky but awesome

  2. lap312i
    on 7 March 2013

    i love the cover and the blurb

  3. natashakrywald
    on 7 March 2013

    i won this book from swapit.co.uk and its very good!

  4. xxChocolateBoxGirlxx
    on 7 March 2013

    This book is scary, but its great :D