- Michael Morpurgo

The Ghost of Grania O'Malley

By Michael Morpurgo

Everyone knows the Big Hill is full of gold, and now the islanders are intent on cutting the top off it and making themselves rich. Jessie and Jake are determined to save the Big Hill but what can they do? A plan is needed, and fast. Could the ghost of Grania O’Malley, the pirate queen, be the answer? You don’t know what you can do until you try.

From master storyteller Michael Morpurgo comes “The Ghost of Grania O’Malley”. Everyone knows the Big Hill is full of gold, and now the islanders are intent on cutting the top off it and making themselves rich. Jessie and Jake are determined to save the Big Hill but what can they do? A plan is needed, and fast. Could the ghost of Grania O’Malley, the pirate queen, be the answer? You don’t know what you can do until you try.

Author: Michael Morpurgo
Format: Paperback
Ageband: from 10
Release Date: 01 Apr 2013
Pages: 224
ISBN: 978-1-4052-3340-8
Michael Morpurgo is one of the most successful children\'s authors in the country, loved by children, teachers and parents alike. He has written more than forty books for children, including the global hit War Horse, which was made into a Hollywood film by Steven Spielberg in 2011.He has won the Whitbread Award, the Smarties Award, the Circle of Gold Award, the Children\'s Book Award and has been short-listed for the Carnegie Medal four times.He received an OBE in December 2006 for his services to literature.

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