The Haunting
Margaret MahyPublished by Hachette New Zealand, 27 June 2017 PBK $19.99 RRP/ EBK $9.99 RRP
Winner of the 1982 Carnegie Medal, The Haunting is a timeless classic
repackaged for a new generation of readers.
"You're really starting to look haunted, you know .
. . sort of yellowish and transparent like cooking oil, and your eyes are
funny."
Eight-year-old Barney has been haunted before. He thought it
was something he'd just grow out of, like the imaginary friends his step-mother
believes he has. But this time it's different. Footsteps follow him, there's a
demanding voice barking orders, and Barney begins to feel that sometimes his
body is not his own at all . . .
With the help of his sisters, Tabitha and Troy, Barney sets
out to uncover the truth about their family secrets and to find out once and
for all who is haunting him.
The Haunting is a thrilling ghost story about a
'mostly ordinary' family and a secret legacy.
About
The Author:
Margaret Mahy (1936-2012) is one of New Zealand's most celebrated children's
writers. She is the author of more than 120 titles, which have been translated
into 15 different languages. Awarded the Order of New Zealand in 1993, Mahy
also won many global prizes for children's writers, including the Carnegie
Medal and the prestigious Hans Christian Andersen Award.
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