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Publication
Pan Macmillan (2016), Edition: Unabridged edition, 224 pages
Description
Meet Ada Goth. She lives in Ghastly-Gorm Hall with her father, Lord Goth, lots of servants and at least half a dozen ghosts, but she hasn't got any friends to explore her enormous, creepy house with. Then one night everything changes when Ada meets a ghostly mouse named Ishmael. Together they set out to solve the mystery of the strange happenings at Ghastly-Gorm Hall. And get a lot more than they bargained for.
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LibraryThing member Goldengrove
This is a perfect book! Excellent for children who like a quirky sense of humour, and even better for parents who read aloud. The text and pictures complement each other perfectly, and it is a really beautiful little volume that matches other titles by Chris Riddell.
Ada Goth lives with her widowed
There are plenty of visual and verbal quirks for the children - the rather sad mouse, and the mysterious bear-nanny are very sweet, and Ada has lots of gumption. But the real joy of this little book is in the clever double-level jokes. There are far too many to mention, almost every paragraph has a sly literary allusion, and they are so cleverly written that you either get them and laugh, or miss them without any interruption to your enjoyment of the book. Personally, I was especially glad to see Becky Sharp's early career remembered - you'll have to read the book to see what I mean!
Ada Goth lives with her widowed
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father and some accommodating (but not always honest) servants in a huge gothic house. She is both sympathetic towards her difficult father, and prepared to work around his rules when she wants to, which makes her a very appealing heroine. The basic story involves her in adventures with a ghostly mouse and two visiting children to foil some unpleasant guests who are taking advantage of Lord Goth's grief-induced vagueness. There are plenty of visual and verbal quirks for the children - the rather sad mouse, and the mysterious bear-nanny are very sweet, and Ada has lots of gumption. But the real joy of this little book is in the clever double-level jokes. There are far too many to mention, almost every paragraph has a sly literary allusion, and they are so cleverly written that you either get them and laugh, or miss them without any interruption to your enjoyment of the book. Personally, I was especially glad to see Becky Sharp's early career remembered - you'll have to read the book to see what I mean!
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LibraryThing member Goldengrove
This is a perfect book! Excellent for children who like a quirky sense of humour, and even better for parents who read aloud. The text and pictures complement each other perfectly, and it is a really beautiful little volume that matches other titles by Chris Riddell.
Ada Goth lives with her widowed
There are plenty of visual and verbal quirks for the children - the rather sad mouse, and the mysterious bear-nanny are very sweet, and Ada has lots of gumption. But the real joy of this little book is in the clever double-level jokes. There are far too many to mention, almost every paragraph has a sly literary allusion, and they are so cleverly written that you either get them and laugh, or miss them without any interruption to your enjoyment of the book. Personally, I was especially glad to see Becky Sharp's early career remembered - you'll have to read the book to see what I mean!
Ada Goth lives with her widowed
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father and some accommodating (but not always honest) servants in a huge gothic house. She is both sympathetic towards her difficult father, and prepared to work around his rules when she wants to, which makes her a very appealing heroine. The basic story involves her in adventures with a ghostly mouse and two visiting children to foil some unpleasant guests who are taking advantage of Lord Goth's grief-induced vagueness. There are plenty of visual and verbal quirks for the children - the rather sad mouse, and the mysterious bear-nanny are very sweet, and Ada has lots of gumption. But the real joy of this little book is in the clever double-level jokes. There are far too many to mention, almost every paragraph has a sly literary allusion, and they are so cleverly written that you either get them and laugh, or miss them without any interruption to your enjoyment of the book. Personally, I was especially glad to see Becky Sharp's early career remembered - you'll have to read the book to see what I mean!
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Awards
Costa Book Awards (Shortlist — Children's Book — 2013)
British Book Award (Shortlist — Children's Book — 2013)
Yoto Carnegie Medal for Writing (Nominee — 2015)
Yoto Carnegie Medal for Illustration (Nominee — 2015)
Language
Original language
English
Original publication date
2013
Physical description
224 p.; 5.5 inches
ISBN
0230759807 / 9780230759800
Other editions
Goth Girl and the Ghost of a Mouse by Chris Riddell (Hardcover)