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Johnny & the Dead

by Terry Pratchett

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"Post-life citizens Breath challenged Vertically disadvantaged (buried, not short) Johnny Maxwell's new friends not appreciate the term "ghosts," but they are, well, "dead. The town council wants to sell the cemetery, and its inhabitants aren't about to take that lying down! Johnny is the only one who can see them, and and the previously alive need his help to save their home and their history. Johnny didnt mean to become the voice for the lifeless, but if he doesnt speak up, who will? In Johnny Maxwell's second adventure, Carnegie Medalist Terry Pratchett explores the bonds between the living and the dead and proves that its never too late to have the time of your life — even if it is your afterlife!

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About the Author

Terry Pratchett's novels have been translated into more than two dozen languages and have sold over 45 million copies. In addition to his bestselling series about the fantastical flat planet Discworld, he has written several children's books, including the books of the Bromeliad Trilogy: Truckers, Diggers, and Wings. He has also written three award-winning books about the young witch Tiffany Aching: The Wee Free Men, A Hat Full of Sky, and Wintersmith. Mr. Pratchett received the Carnegie Medal, Britain's highest honor for a children's novel, for The Amazing Maurice and His Educated Rodents. He lives in England.
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Product Details

ISBN:
9780060541897
Publisher:
HarperCollins Publishers
Subject:
Action & Adventure
Author:
Pratchett, Terry
Subject:
Science Fiction, Fantasy, & Magic
Subject:
Children's 9-12 - Fiction - General
Subject:
Humorous Stories
Subject:
Horror & Ghost Stories
Subject:
Ghosts
Subject:
Action & Adventure - General
Subject:
England
Series:
Johnny Maxwell Trilogy
Series Volume:
02
Publication Date:
January 2006
Binding:
Library Binding
Grade Level:
Children/juvenile
Language:
English
Pages:
213
Dimensions:
9.22x6.36x.85 in. 1.01 lbs.
Age Level:
08-UP
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"Synopsis" by , < html> < b> < i> Post-life citizens< br> Breath challenged< br> Vertically disadvantaged< br> (buried, not short)< /i> < /b> < p> Johnny Maxwell's new friends not appreciate the term "ghosts," but they are, well, < i> dead< /i> .< /p> < P> The town council wants to sell the cemetery, and its inhabitants aren't about to take that lying down! Johnny is the only one who can see them, and and the previously alive need his help to save their home and their history. Johnny didn& #146; t mean to become the voice for the lifeless, but if he doesn& #146; t speak up, who will? < p> In Johnny Maxwell's second adventure, Carnegie Medalist Terry Pratchett explores the bonds between the living and the dead and proves that it& #146; s never too late to have the time of your life — even if it is your afterlife! < /html>
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