Thursday, October 6, 2011

Kid's Book of the Week - The Boggart by Susan Cooper

In this haunting and comic tale, the Volnik family inherits an old castle in Scotland and soon experience strange occurences after returning to their home in Canada. Furniture and other objects fly in the air and unusual sounds are heard during the day and night. Emily and Jessup investigates and discovers that a devilish boggart is somehow trapped in a piece of furniture from the castle and wishes to go home. Soon, Emily and Jessup goes on a daring and risky mission to help the boggart return home.

Readers who wish to continue reading the eerie tale of The Boggart should check out the sequel, The Boggart and the Monster. In this sequel, the Boggart goes on a mission to help save Nessie, the Loch Ness Monster.

If you're ready for a spooky and entertaining read, check out The Boggart and its sequel, The Boggart and the Monster by Susan Cooper at your library today!
posted by pn.