Ghost Knight

Cornelia Funke

May 2012 · Sold by Little, Brown Books for Young Readers

About this eBook

From international phenomenon Cornelia Funke, the bestselling author of Reckless and Inkheart.

Eleven-year-old Jon Whitcroft never expected to enjoy boarding school. Then again, he never expected to be confronted by a pack of vengeful ghosts, either. And then he meets Ella, a quirky new friend with a taste for adventure...

Together, Jon and Ella must work to uncover the secrets of a centuries-old murder while being haunted by terrifying spirits, their bloodless faces set on revenge. So when Jon summons the ghost of the late knight Longspee for his protection, there's just one question: Can Longspee truly be trusted?

Ratings and reviews

In "Ghost Knight" by Cornelia Funks, we are introduced to 11 year old Jon Whitcroft, a very unhappy boy. Jon's mother is soon to marry a man Jon calls "The Beard", and to make matters worse, Jon's sisters are absolutely captivated by the man Jon abhors. After all, Jon has been the man of the house since his father's death and he feels things are running smoothly and just fine without "the Beard." Since Jon's attitude causes problems for the entire family, he is sent to boarding school and initially, this location transplant only causes Jon further grief. He soon meets ghosts that terrify him and he feels his life has surely come to an end. Enter his lovely friend Ella, a girl with a passion for adventure and exploration. Together, the two try to solve the mysteries that have plagued the boarding school for centuries. Jon summons the ghost of Knight Longspee and the adventure kicks into high gear. Funke is highly adept at captivating the interest of the young reader and pulling the child right smack dab into the center of the adventure. No child will be able to resist playing the part of Jon or Ella as they make their way through the world of the dead. The story is just frightening enough that the child wants to work to resolution but not so tame as to discourage the imagination of the child adventurer who wants to slay dragons and put to rest the walking dead. A truly delightful tale!

My high school has this book and i read it when we were doing a supernatural book read genre its amazing

I didnt even read it

About the author

Cornelia Funke is a multiple award-winning German author, best known for writing the Inkworld trilogy as well as The Thief Lord. The Inkworld books, which have won the 2003 Mildred L. Batchelder Award as well as the 2004 and 2006 BookSense Book of the Year Children's Literature Awards, have gained incredible attention and Funke has been dubbed the "German J.K. Rowling." She currently lives in Los Angeles, California.