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Island of the Phantoms [Paperback]

Stephen Alter (Author)
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July 7, 2008
When three children break into the town library to read from a book of sorcery, little do they realise they are about to raise the dead. But the ghosts they conjure up aren't your average ghosts. These spirits were captured long ago on an island in the middle of the Indian Ocean - Ilhas dos Fantasmas - a place where the living and the dead once coexisted peacefully. But all that ended when a visiting missionary trapped the image of the spirits with a special camera nearly eighty years ago. Now confined to the pages of a few dozen library books, the ghosts must rely on the three children and a determined librarian to work out how to free them.

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About the Author

Stephen Alter was raised in India. The author of seven books for adults, he is the former Writer-in-Residence in Writing and Humanistic Studies at MIT, and a recipient of a Fulbright grant. Island of the Phantoms is his first book for children. He currently lives in India with his wife, where he is researching his newest book for adults - a behind the scenes look at the world of Bollywood.

Product Details

  • Paperback: 288 pages
  • Publisher: Bloomsbury Childrens Books (July 7, 2008)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0747585008
  • ISBN-13: 978-0747585008
  • Product Dimensions: 7.6 x 5.1 x 0.5 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 7.2 ounces
  • Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)

 

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4.0 out of 5 stars Starmariner, June 8, 2008
This review is from: Island of the Phantoms (Paperback)
The book is called 'The Compleat Necromancer', and when three children read an incantation from its pages, they have no way of knowing they are about to raise the dead.

But the ghosts that they conjure aren't your average ghosts. These spirits were captured long ago on an island in the middle of the Indian Ocean - Ilhas dos Fantasmas - a place where the living and the dead once coexisted peacefully. But all that ended when a visiting missionary trapped the image of the spirits with a special camera nearly eighty years ago. Now confined to the pages of a few dozen library books, the ghosts must rely on the three children and a determined librarian to free them before they are lost forever.
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