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Flossie Birdwhistle is the Turnkey at London's Highgate Cemetery. As Turnkey, Flossie must ensure all the souls in the cemetery stay at rest. This is a difficult job at the best of times for a twelve-year-old ghost, but it is World War II and each night enemy bombers hammer London. Even the dead are unsettled. When Flossie encounters the ghost of a German soldier carrying a mysterious object, she becomes suspicious. What is he up to? Before long, Flossie uncovers a sinister plot that could result in the destruction of not only her cemetery, but also her beloved country. Can Flossie stop him before it is too late?
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[Review] The Turnkey of Highgate Cemetery
2018
single work
review
— Appears in: The Horn Book Magazine , November / December vol. 94 no. 6 2018; (p. 87-88)
— Review of The Turnkey 2017 single work children's fiction
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[Review] The Turnkey of Highgate Cemetery
2018
single work
review
— Appears in: The Horn Book Magazine , November / December vol. 94 no. 6 2018; (p. 87-88)
— Review of The Turnkey 2017 single work children's fiction
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