Status
Available
Local notes
PB Ibb
Collection
Publication
Puffin (2007), Edition: Reprint, 256 pages
Description
While spending the summer with elderly relatives at Clawstone Castle in northern England, Madlyn and her brother Rollo, with the help of several ghosts, attempt to save the rare cattle that live on the castle grounds.
Awards
Sasquatch Book Award (Nominee — 2009)
Language
Original language
English
Original publication date
2005-05
Physical description
256 p.; 5.12 inches
User reviews
LibraryThing member LillianE
Two kids named Madlyn and Rollo go to Clawstone Castle their mother and father are going away for a month and they are visiting their Uncle George. He lives in a castle Clawstone. One day they see cows; white mysterious cattle they find out that some guys are taking the cattle away. They need to
At the end they succeed along with there friend Ned and the ghosts.
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help the cattle. They have met ghosts in the castle and think that the ghosts can help. They and there ghost friends go away in a car and drive to an island. At the island Madlyn and Rollo (without the ghosts) visit Mr. Manners. They beg him to let the cattle go free for he was the one who stole the cattle he refuses and they havn't even started their task.At the end they succeed along with there friend Ned and the ghosts.
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LibraryThing member abbylibrarian
Madlyn and Rollo have been sent to stay with their aunt and uncle for the summer. When they arrive at Clawstone Castle, they discover that the castle is in trouble. Tourists have all but stopped visiting and the money is running out. And it's important to have money for the upkeep of the wondrous,
I really enjoyed this book. The characters are well-developed and likeable, especially the ghosts. Although the description of the ghosts is a bit gruesome at times, you get to know and love them. Many twists and turns in the plot keep the action moving forward... Just when you think things are going to be okay, something new comes along and Madlyn & Rollo are faced with a new problem.
Highly recommended!
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rare white cattle that live on the grounds. With the help of a ghostly uncle, Madlyn and Rollo assemble a team of spectres and ghouls to help them bring visitors to the castle... but will it be enough to save them??I really enjoyed this book. The characters are well-developed and likeable, especially the ghosts. Although the description of the ghosts is a bit gruesome at times, you get to know and love them. Many twists and turns in the plot keep the action moving forward... Just when you think things are going to be okay, something new comes along and Madlyn & Rollo are faced with a new problem.
Highly recommended!
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LibraryThing member mstrust
Brother and sister Rollo and Madlyn are sent to live temporarily with their Great Uncle Sir George and his sister Emily. It's just for the summer, but Sir George and Emily have enough problems, as they have hardly any paying customers coming to tour their rather shabby castle. It's hard to get any
Madlyn and Rollo come up with a superb idea of hiring a collection of ghosts to terrify the visitors, which people really like. Soon the castle is making money, which Sir George uses to care for his beloved herd of rare white cattle, but being the only herd of its kind gains them the notice of horrible people.
The quirky ghosts are pure Ibbotson, but the overall theme of this story is about treating animals humanely.
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attention when the upstart new owners of nearby Trembellow Towers have bought up all the good antiques for their own museum.Madlyn and Rollo come up with a superb idea of hiring a collection of ghosts to terrify the visitors, which people really like. Soon the castle is making money, which Sir George uses to care for his beloved herd of rare white cattle, but being the only herd of its kind gains them the notice of horrible people.
The quirky ghosts are pure Ibbotson, but the overall theme of this story is about treating animals humanely.
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Pages
256