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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
Ghost abbey Ghost abbey Robert Westall When her father's new job takes the entire family to a dilapidated old abbey in England, twelve-year-old Maggi discovers that both she and the building are haunted by ghosts from their pasts. OL11314898W
The Wheatstone Pond The Wheatstone Pond Robert Westall When an archaeological dig begins at the Whetstone pond, the pond seems to have ideas of its own. Violence and aggression builds up in the people who work there. The corpse of a baby is found. A moto… OL11314906W
The scarecrows The scarecrows Robert Westall While visiting his mother and new stepfather whom he hates, an English teenager is terrorized by three scarecrows embodying people who met violent death and who silently threaten the entire family. OL11314910W
Yaxley's cat Yaxley's cat Robert Westall After Yaxley disappears, the inhabitants of an English village fear that his ugly old cat will uncover the truth about the secret they are hiding. OL11314913W
The Machine Gunners The Machine Gunners Robert Westall After an air raid, a group of English children find a German machine gun and hide it from adults who are looking for it. OL16273193W
Urn burial Urn burial Robert Westall In a small village, Ralph, a young shepherd, discovers a weird pile of stones. By digging into the stones, he discovers a strange sleeping"creature with ointments and a dangerous weapon buried alongs… OL20985183W
A place to hide A place to hide Robert Westall When the British government decides to have her father killed for exposing political corruption, eighteen-year-old Lucy is forced to leave her home and establish a new identity. OL2182802W
The call and other stories The call and other stories Robert Westall Six tales, set in England, in which people engaged in ordinary pursuits attract the attention of supernatural forces. OL2182835W
In camera and other stories In camera and other stories Robert Westall Five tales of psychological suspense and the possible supernatural, featuring such characters as a satanic baby and a man who may have turned himself into a cat. OL2182846W
Stormsearch Stormsearch Robert Westall Tim Vaux's discovery of an antique model ship on an English beach leads him to an unsolved family mystery involving a London heiress, a heartbroken drunkard, and the fanatic miser Black Idris. OL2182852W
Futuretrack 5 Futuretrack 5 Robert Westall In the highly organized society of twenty-first-century Britain the system is not to be questioned, but Kitson, a young computer wizard, and his partner Keri are determined to find answers to some im… OL2182858W
Fathom five Fathom five Robert Westall A teenage boy and his friends spend the spring of 1943 trying to discover who in Garmouth, a sleepy English seaport, is passing information to the Germans. OL2182868W
The stones of Muncaster Cathedral The stones of Muncaster Cathedral Robert Westall,Orrin Grey,Robert Westall Soon after steeplejack Joe Clarke begins work on one of the spires of Muncaster's medieval cathedral, terrible things start to happen and Joe realizes that there is a malevolent force connected to th… OL2182869W
Gulf Gulf Robert Westall Tom Higgins, a British schoolboy during the Persian Gulf War, narrates his younger brother's struggle with an apparent mental illness or "mystery of nature" which drives the child to assume the role … OL2182871W
Fathom five Fathom five Robert Westall Sequel to The machine gunners. OL24264585W
Die Vogelscheuchen Die Vogelscheuchen Robert Westall Drei furchterregende Vogelscheuchen spielen dem 13jährigen Simon einen bösen Streich, an dem fast seine Familie zerbricht. OL27971339W