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Ghost of Thomas Kempe

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The ghost of Thomas Kempe is a spooky story written by penelope lively. The Harrison family have strange things going on in their new house. Messages are being left in places in werid writting and odd things have been happening. James Harrison is sure there's a ghost haunting the house but no-one will beive him until things start to get too out of hands........ This book makes a good read and is suitable for anyone who is willing to sit down and get engrossed into solving the mystery of the Harrisons house.

This is a funny, smart book by someone who has won the Booker Prize for adult literature as well as the Carnegie Medal, which is the British equivalent to the Newbery. The story is original and very funny. It's one of my favorite books and I'm sorry that it's not in print in the U.S., but check your library for it.

Dr. James Harrison, FRS, MP, D.Phil, OBE, writer of The Life Cycle of a British Beetle is a pirate of the Seven Seas, first conqueror of the earth's highest peak, captain of a World-Cup-winning football team and professional hole-digger. In short, he is a normal boy. And if in his made-up adventures windows get broken, cups shatter and his arm gets stuck in a grate - well that's not really his fault, is it? No matter what his father, mother and, sigh, sister think.

After moving into an old house, James discovers that he is sharing a room with a literate poltergeist,Thomas Kempe, who resorts to banging doors and hiding glasses for attention. Of course, it is James who gets blamed and whose allowance has to pay for damages. Things take a turn for the worse for James when Kempe, a sorcerer, leaves notes all over the place offering his magicks and accusing people of witchery. Can he successfully exorcise Thomas so that he can finally eat dessert and not have to be sent to his room all the time?

Penelope Lively takes us to a time in our lives when the world was bright and wide; when every nook, cranny and hole can yield buried treasure and unfettered possibilities. Through James we remember climbing trees, running through grass, cartwheeling, and of course, telling ghost stories among friends. We also remember times when we couldn't ask adults for help because they wouldn't believe us and sadly, neither did our bestfriends.

This is the perfect reading material for children who will certainly know what it's like to be James and for adults who want to be like James again - at least for a short time.

The Ghost of Thomas Kempe is a very good story of which the Harrison family move from their old house to a new Countryside Cottage. James wants the attic converted into his bedroom and while the builders are doing repares a glass bottle gets broken and lets out the spirit of a 300 year old bloke is trying to haunt them. The family recieved letters and messages as if the GHOST was trying to haunt them.The atmospheric detail and Archaic language used,was to a good effect. The book was quite good but the ending was not very well thought out!

The Ghost of Thomas Kempe is a very good story of which the Harrison family move from their old house to a new Countryside Cottage but they dont knpw that a 300 year old bloke is trying to haunt them. The family recieved letters and messages as if the GHOST was trying to haunt them.The atmospheric detail and Archaic language used,was to a good effect. The book was quite good but the ending was not very well thought out!

The Harrison family move into their new house and James wants the attic turned into his bedroom but whilst they are cleaning out the attic they find a bottle with a message in and they accidentally smash it and what they don't know is that a spirit is released.After this there is lots of messages being left around.No one believed james and no one ever did until things got too bad and they all wish they had believed him. It is written by Penelope Lively who is a very affective author.

This is a book about James Harrisson and his best friend Simon trying to get rid of a 300 year old poltergeist. The writing was really strong and good. The book got better as it went along.

THE GHOST OF THOMAS KEMPE IS GOOD IT IS ABOUT A BOY NAMED JAMES HARRISON WHO GETS FREAKED OUT BY STRANGE LETTERS AND STRANGE NOISES. THE WRITING WAS FAIRLY EASY TO READ AND EASY TO UNDERSTAND....

This is a fantastic book for all ages young and old... an easily comprehensible text of a gripping storyline. Once you've started at it, you wouldn't want to put it down.

Well, I didn't find this book very interesting but it's okay. I read this book because my English teacher wants us to. But anyways, if you love horror, then don't read this book cuz it's nothing scary or something like that.