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Jonathan and Kate joined in the mass chorus of “Yes, sir!” but they were not looking at the principal. They were both gazing out the window at the smiling boy who was waving goodbye to them from the wreckage of the sports hut.

Copyright © 1991 by Brian Jacques.

All rights reserved. This book, or parts thereof, may not be reproduced

in any form without permission in writing from the publisher.

A PaperStar Book, published in 1999 by Penguin Putnam Books

for Young Readers, 345 Hudson Street, New York, NY 10014.

PaperStar is a registered trademark of The Putnam Berkley Group, Inc.

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First American edition published in 1991 by Philomel Books.

Originally published simultaneously in Great Britain

by Hutchinson Children’s Books, London.

Printed in the United States of America.

Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Jacques, Brian. Seven strange and ghostly tales / by Brian Jacques.

p. cm. Summary: A collection of seven creepy stories.

1. Ghost stories—English. 2. Children’s stories—English.

[1. Ghosts—Fiction. 2. Short stories.] I. Title. PZ7J15317Se

1991 fFic]—dc20 91-9889 CIP AC ISBN 0-698-11808-1

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