First published 1998
Strange things start happening at school when the ghosts arrive. Students find their classrooms filled with spectral visitors who refuse to leave. The supernatural inhabitants create mayhem during lessons, turning ordinary school days into adventures filled with mystery and mischief. As the ghostly presence grows stronger, the children must figure out how to deal with their uninvited guests. The school becomes a battleground between the living and the dead, with students caught in the middle of the supernatural chaos. Margaret Mahy weaves a tale where the familiar world of school transforms into something extraordinary and unpredictable. The story explores how children respond when their safe, predictable environment suddenly becomes anything but ordinary.
Genres: mystery, fantasy, horror, school-stories, ghost-stories
Vibes: atmospheric, suspenseful, whimsical
Tropes: found-family, supernatural-elements
128 pages · Hardcover · Viking Juvenile