Would Michelle Magorian be able to scare me witless in a mere 66 pages? Barrington Stoke length pages at that, so not that many words.
Yes, she could.
The Front Room is about a family of four, on a belated holiday, after the mother has had a miscarriage, where they were lucky to book the flat they’re in. Hannah has to sleep in the front room, and she is sure she can hear someone breathe at night, and she can feel chills down her spine. But her parents don’t want to be disturbed…
So maybe the place is haunted, but how bad can it be? Just a little breathing and some chills. Just ignore it. If you can.
Hannah can’t, and ever desperate she
Well, I can’t tell you that, of course.
(Illustrations by Vladimir Stankovic)
The Occasional Bookwitch 