I do have to confess to a love for young adult fiction. When done well there are few things better in life than getting lost in a book which is written with a young imagination in mind.
I am pleased to say that Callum Fox And The Mousehole Ghost By AC Hatter is one such book. A gripping page turner that is the holy grail of young adult fiction: a book that is enjoyable to the young and old alike. Well-written, intelligent and well thought-out. The characters are highly likeable and well rounded. The historical parts, as we flip from the past and present of the Mousehole ghost named in the title, Jim A World War II evacuee, are very well written and researched. I was really drawn into the story and read the entire book in one day. We already included Callum Fox And The Mousehole Ghost in our Perfect Holiday Reading article.
This book is also funny with great observations from the characters. I really felt like I knew the characters and I found them loveable and amusing. Although the book is also about ghosts as well as real people I didn’t have to suspend my disbelief.
Callum is a great character. A very modern boy indeed, loving Facebook and listening to his iPod. He goes through a very interesting journey in this book, making Callum Fox And The Mousehole Ghost a truly wonderful coming-of-age book. Brilliant stuff and I cannot wait to see what AC Hatter does next.
Callum Fox’s summer holiday in Cornwall isn’t working out quite as he’d expected. His Grandad’s turned out to be a miserable old git and Sophie, the girl he met on the train to Penzance, seems to view him as more of a liability than anything else. However, his time in Mousehole starts to get a whole lot more interesting when he meets Jim, the ghost of a World War II evacuee. Seventy years separate Callum and Jim, but as their stories unfold Callum realises they have more in common than anyone could have imagined, and that some secrets last a lifetime… Callum is a fabulous, funny and feisty character who takes us on a roller-coaster of a ride around Cornwall.
Callum Fox and the Mousehole Ghost by AC Hatter