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The Children of Green KnoweThe book I am reading at the moment is called The Children of Green Knowe by Lucy M. Boston. The main character is a boy called Toseland who is invited by his great grandmother Oldknow to stay at her grand manor house instead of at the boarding school for the holidays. He is allowed to explore the house and comes across some children’s belongings like toys and books. Then he meets…… the children themselves. They are called Toby, Alexander and Linnet, children who lived in the house centuries ago. ‘The children of Green Knowe’ tells the haunting story of how Toseland discovers the secrets and stories about his ancestors who never left the family home. His great grandmother tells him about her memories of the house and the people who used to live there in the past. Even though it is a story about the spirits of children, it is not a typical ghost story that is meant to scare you. It is a delightful story about one lonely boy who discovers that he has a family other than his father and a home that he can call his own. Green Knowe and its vast grounds is an ancient place from the Norman Conquest that is filled with history. My favourite scene in the book is when Toseland first arrives at Green Knowe. There is flooding in the area and the country lanes are immersed in water. He has to actually enter the grounds of the house in a small boat operated by the gardener Mr Boggis. This is a very exciting way to enter your family home!I find this book absorbing because it is always interesting to be taken back in time and to be taken back in time by the spirits of three young children makes this a book that all children over the age of 10, who are not afraid of ghosts, will take great pleasure in reading. I find it all the more amazing because the author has based the house on the ancient house that she lived in and which still exists today. By Tallen Neelakandan year 7 ................
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