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Pete Johnson
When Pete Johnson was eight he wrote a fan letter to Dodie Smith
because he had loved 101 Dalmatians so much. She wrote back and the
two began exchanging letters, which inspired Pete to become a
writer. He sent his first story to a publisher when he was 11. It
was rejected!
Pete worked as a film critic for Radio One before
becoming a teacher in a secondary school. It was teaching which
gave him the ideas for his first book, Secrets from the School
Underground. He asked his students to advise him about his style,
and they gave him loads of hints on how to toughen his writing up
and, especially, how important it is not to use
clichés.
Pete writes all sorts of stories, but he particularly
loves writing ghost stories because he loves to give readers a
spooky surprise.
The Creeper
The warning on the box should have been enough to scare Lucy off, but when she spotted the old audio tape in a second-hand bookshop, it seemed like just the thing for Halloween. Lucy and Jack settle down to listen... Formed from the ashes of a murdered man, the sinister Creeper is now free again, and Lucy and Jack are in for the scariest time of their lives. (9+)
Published by Corgi Yearling
Bug Brother
Harry is the most annoying younger brother in the universe, or so Jamie thinks anyway, but he didn't exactly mean to turn him into a bluebottle. What's worse is that he can't seem to change him back again. It's a race against time as Jamie tries everything possible to get his brother back to normal before Mum and Dad appear. (8+)
Published in Puffin Books
Mind Reader
Mrs Jameson's gift of a crystal gives Matt the power to read minds. At first it seems fun to know what other people are thinking but Matt soon finds that reading people's minds can be dangerous too. (9+)
Published in Puffin Books
Blackmail
Matt's mind-reading crystal goes missing. Who has it and how will he retrieve it? Another dangerous adventure as Matt has to work out who is blackmailing him - and how he'll get his crystal back. (9+)
Published in Puffin Books
The Ghost Dog
When Daniel makes up a story about a terrible dog to scare tough, big-headed Aaron, he never imagines that the bloodthirsty, howling monster will come to haunt his dreams. Chilling encounters change Daniel's view of ghosts as fantasy and reality become horribly blurred. (9+)
Published by Corgi Yearling
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