'The pick of the bunch is Eleanor Nilsson's evocative, spine-tingling novel about loyalty, friendship and communication across the barriers of death...' --The Sun-Herald When Gunno breaks into the quiet house with the big garden, he has no idea how it will change his life. Something about the place keeps drawing him back: its daytime silence, its solitude, and the mysterious upstairs bedroom that belongs--or belonged--to a boy very much like Gunno. As he unravels the mysteries of the house and the family that seems to half-live there, Gunno becomes less certain of his own place in the world--until his destiny is revealed in a chilling and transcendent conclusion. This award-winning, genre-defying ghost story is a classic of Australian young adult literature. Children's Book Council Book of the Year - Older Readers Victorian Premier's Literary Award - Children's Books SA Festival Award for Literature - Children's Books