When a boy finds himself drawn into an empty house one cold night, he enters a room in which twelve unusual-looking people sit around a table. And the thirteenth chair is pulled out for him.One by one, each of those assembled tells their ownghost story: tales of doom and death; of ghostly creatures and malevolent spirits; of revenge and reward. It is only at the end of the night that the boy starts to understand what story he must tell . . .
Author Biography
Dave Shelton is the creator of the comic strip GOOD DOG, BAD DOG. His debut novel for children, A BOY AND A BEAR IN A BOAT, was shortlisted for numerous awards in the United Kingdom and won the Branford Boase Award--an award given to an outstanding children's or young adult novel by a first-time writer. He lives in Leicester, England with family. You can visit him online at http: //www.daveshelton.com/.
