Facebook Twitter Instagram
    Reading Time
    • Home
    • Reviews
      • Highly Recommended
      • CBCA Short Listed
      • Early Childhood Books
      • Younger Readers
      • Intermediate Readers
      • Older Readers
      • ANZAC books
      • Great Read Alouds
      • Information Books
      • LGBTQIA+
      • Picture Books
      • Professional Development
    • Interviews
    • Suggestions
    • News
    • Meet The Review Team
    • Contact Us
    Reading Time
    You are at:Home»Reviews»Older Readers»The Hollow Boy (Lockwood & Co #3)

    The Hollow Boy (Lockwood & Co #3)

    0
    By Admin on December 14, 2015 Older Readers

    hollow boy

    Jonathan Stroud,  The Hollow Boy (Lockwood & Co #3),  Corgi Children’s/Random House,  1 Oct 2015,  436pp.,  $19.99 (pbk),  ISBN 978 0 552 57314 6

    If you know the difference between a poltergeist, a wisp, a wraith, a stone-knocker, a stalker, a shade or a solitary, this is the book for you. It is the third in the Lockwood & Co. series, well written and edge-of-the-seat exciting. Lucy, George and Lockwood are joined by Holly to attend to a nasty outbreak of hauntings in Chelsea, London – some of them fatal. There are many strands to unravel: an examination of Lucy’s reluctant acceptance of Holly, whom she sees as a rival, a strange secrecy surrounding the death of Lockwood’s sister, where the ancient origin of the hauntings is to be found, and Lucy’s developing talent, which enables her to converse with spirits. All these themes are handled with aplomb by the author.

    Modern young readers appear to have a fascination with the macabre. There are many ghost and horror stories available, but few are as confidently presented as this one. Stroud’s various spirits are definitively described, the novel races on without untidiness, and although the concept of ghostly dimensions may not be to every reader’s taste, in what it sets out to achieve it is successful.

    Reviewed by Stella Lees

    Related Posts

    Dirt Circus League

    Dark Rise

    Find Your Kindred Spirits

    Leave A Reply Cancel Reply

    This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.

    • Themes
    • Curriculum
    Action adventure Airplanes Alphabet Anxiety autism Bullying CBCA Awards Coming of age Dystopian emotions family fantasy friendship grief Historical humour magic Mystery Post apocalyptic Readers Cup reluctant readers school Sci-Fi series of books siblings Sport Starting school Teacher Notes
    ANZAC Australian animals Australian history Biography Culture & Diversity Disabilities First Nations Geography health Humanities mental health Poetry Reconciliation resilience Science STEM Stolen Generation sustainability Wordless books



    Recent Comments
    • Cherie on Elephant Island
    • Patricia Tilton on Freddy the Not-Teddy
    • Jilanne Hoffmann on Freddy the Not-Teddy
    • Penelope Pratley on The Secret of Sapling Green
    • Emily Flint on Walk of the Whales
    Recent Posts
    • Enough Love?
    • Wonderful Shoes
    • A Human for Kingsley
    • Dirt Circus League
    • Dark Rise
    Recent Comments
    • Cherie on Elephant Island
    • Patricia Tilton on Freddy the Not-Teddy
    • Jilanne Hoffmann on Freddy the Not-Teddy
    • Penelope Pratley on The Secret of Sapling Green
    • Emily Flint on Walk of the Whales
    © Copyright 2021 The Children’s Book Council of Australia - All rights reserved

    Type above and press Enter to search. Press Esc to cancel.

    Posting....