La stanza 13

I first read this novel as a nine-year-old, and then insisted on reading it to my brother. He has since read it to both of my nephews. For a child, it gives a delicious thrill. Swindells is a very effective horror writer. More importantly, for me, he gets the dialogue pitch perfect for children. The Leggi tutto

A spooky linen cupboard in a hotel makes Fliss think there's something not quite right happening in the seaside town of Whitby... This is really cute little book, despite it being a "horror". A horror for children, of course. I wasn't wholly convinced by the dialogue, and I am sadly a bit too old to Leggi tutto

Such a gripping story. Cannot wait to share this with my class!

3.5 Romanzo di culto del genere horror per ragazzi, La stanza 13 è una tappa obbligatoria che ho saltato durante l’infanzia e mi sono ritrovata a recuperare sulla soglia dei 30 anni. Bene ma non benissimo, mi dicono dalla regia. L’idea di per sé è funzionale: una gita scolastica, il mistero dell’alber Leggi tutto