The Ghost Club: A Children's Story

A ghost story for children, written by an Oxford and Harvard graduate. * * * Far, far away, in a small mountain village, where the sloping green fields touched the icy blue skies, was a school for children. It was a boarding school, which means that the children studied, played, slept, shared, and lived in the school. There were kind teachers and happy cooks and busy gardeners who looked after the children. Also staying in the school were ghosts. Ghosts are spirits of people who are no longer living. There can be funny ghosts and scary ghosts. The ghosts usually came out at night.

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Supper was served. Miss Cowell stood at the head of the table and said, "Time for Grace, children". The seven children and Miss Cowell held hands. Miss Cowell said, "For what we are to receive, may the Lord make us ever grateful." The children started with their soup. It was their favourite tomato soup, with a little bit of cream on the top. JJ, the ever curious boy, spoke up, "Why do we thank the Lord, Miss Cowell?" Miss Cowell answered, "Because He puts warm food on our table, Jayjit; there are many little girls and boys like you who have no food today." JJ replied, "But we cannot see the Lord." Miss Cowell replied, "We believe in the Lord, Jayjit; we do not need to see Him. We see Him in all his creations: the flowers, the birds, the mountains, the fields, little children like you." JJ was silent: he was thinking. Anita the Leader whispered to the other children, "The Ghost Club will discuss the Lord this evening in the study." "So, what will the children do this evening?" asked Deputy Headmistress, Miss Hurtis. No prizes for guessing who'd answer that: Sofia, who was terrible at keeping secrets! "We will make friends with ghosts, Miss Hurtis!" she answered. Miss Hurtis looked alarmed. A bit shocked. Miss Cowell said in a strong voice, "We don't believe in ghosts, Sofia. You are all good children, clever children. You should only believe in things by using your minds." JJ the Curious could not hold himself back. He said, "But, Miss Cowell, if you believe in the Lord, why can't we believe in ghosts?" Aristotle was a perceptive child, which means, he could notice things and understand them better than others. Aristotle noticed that JJ's question had caused worry to Miss Cowell and Miss Hurtis. He said, "Shush! JJ, let's not question everything!" Miss Hurtis told Miss Cowell, in a very low voice, so that the children couldn't hear, "These children are quite bright (which means clever), bless them!" Miss Cowell nodded, she agreed.

From the Back Cover

The author, Abesh Choudhury, dedicates this book to all the little children out there, who are so brave and so loyal.

About the Author

The author, Abesh Choudhury, studied law at Oxford University and Harvard Law School.

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