Evie's Ghost
Helen Peters
Subjects
- History Time - blasts from the past
- Friends & Family - tears and laughter, and happy ever after
Average rating
Compelling period fiction for 9+ readers from the Waterstones Children’s Prize shortlisted Helen Peters.Evie couldn’t be angrier with her mother. She’s only gone and got married again and has flown off on honeymoon, sending Evie to stay with a godmother she’s never even met in an old, creaky house in the middle of nowhere. It is all monumentally unfair.
But on the first night, Evie sees a strange, ghostly figure at the window. Spooked, she flees from the room, feeling oddly disembodied as she does so.
Out in the corridor, it’s 1814 and Evie finds herself dressed as a housemaid. She’s certain she’s gone back in time for a reason. A terrible injustice needs to be fixed. But there’s a housekeeper barking orders, a bad-tempered master to avoid, and the chamber pots won’t empty themselves. It’s going to take all Evie’s cunning to fix things in the past so that nothing will break apart in the future…
Absorbing, brilliant storytelling from the author of The Secret Hen House Theatre, The Farm Beneath the Water, Anna at War and The Jasmine Green Series for younger readers.Reviews
I really loved this book. It was interesting and very enjoyable to read. My favourite character was polly because she was kind and loving. I would totally recommend reading this book.
Director Fifi Archer 29.08.2023
It’s really good, but I think another is calling at the end.I couldn’t stop reading, I really enjoyed!
Professor June O’Doughnut 28.07.2023
A slightly interesting book I guess. A girl named Evie is told to spend five days with her Godmother in a flat. At first, she doesn’t want to spend the time there and instead, hang out at home with her friends. But one night, everything changes at her godmother’s when Evie hears tapping on the window while strangely enough the voice just says “Help me.” And before she knows it, she is whipped into the past and into the same flat but not the same as the present. Along the way, we meet Polly, Alice, Mrs Hardwick, Sophia Fane, Robbie the gardener, George, Sir Henry etc. However, I rate it a 2/5 as it is a bit boring what with no illustrations and not a lot happened, although I like how this book always made me wonder what would happen next.
Superintendent Dobbin Archer 05.02.2023
it was very short
Anonymous 03.01.2023
A girl called Evie went back in time to stop Miss Fane from being locked up for the rest of her life.
King Octopus Waltzer 25.08.2022
Enjoyed learning about a different era
General Peanuts Bottlenose 19.08.2022
This book is interesting and cool. I love the charecters and like, everything about this book is perfect. I would totally recommend this to anybody.
Nurse Wanda Banana 01.07.2022
Evie's Ghost was a lovely book. It may not have pictures but I could make them out in my mind. I liked the part when the white doors with dull doorknobs turned to wooden doors with brass doorknobs and when the ugly, brown carpet disappeared leaving bare floorboards. I was surprised at the part when Evie somehow time traveled. It was amazing! I adored the part when Evie met Robbie. The gardens were just so beautiful! I would definitely recommend this book to someone who likes mysterious, thrilling, marvelous stories.
Baroness Orchid Casserole 04.01.2022
It was incredible and unputdownable i can't recommend this enough
Director Phoenix Bubble-wrap 21.08.2021
This book is soooo good! I got so scared at the first part when Sophia Fane's ghost knocked on the window . So scared that I had to check whether her ghost was at my window! This is mainly because I imagine the story taking place in my house, not ALL the time though. :)
Princess Flopsy Spaghetti-Hoops 12.08.2021
This book was amazing! It is set in the victorian times.(1814 to be exact) She finds herself in the house of Sophia fane as a housemaid. I reccomend this book for age 9 and over.
Coach Agnetha Bumblebee 09.08.2021
I enjoyed this book as it made me want to read more of it. It is about a girl called Evie who goes back in time to fix the past. This book is fictional. My favourite character is Evie as she tries to help Sopia Fane escape even though she could get into trouble. I recommend this book to anybody who likes adventure books 9 and up.
Captain Daisy Aardvark 27.01.2021
4.5 stars
Lady Candyfloss Waterfall 14.08.2020
This book is an amazing story about a girl called Evie and her past .
General June Sparrow 10.08.2020
Read this loads! Found it interesting and exiting every time!
Director Gator Mozzarella 05.08.2020
I like this book because it involves a lot of mystery and drama. This is a fiction book and my favourite character is Sophia Fane. This book draws the reader in and I couldn't put this book down, it was extremely good! I would recommend this book to people who like mystery books.
Anonymous 23.07.2020
Very interesting
Countess Phoenix Pawprint 02.09.2019
I recommend it to someone who likes adventure books . It is a great book from its adventure to it mystery.
Anonymous 14.08.2019
I would certainly recommend this book as it was really good! It was the past.
Anonymous 03.08.2019
I like the subject mystery so I like it
Corporal Ice-T Quarantine 28.07.2019
