Spirit - Hardcover

Matt is new, quiet and shy. Jazzy is outspoken, popular, confident. They'd never normally be friends. But things in the village of Burnham Stone aren't normal: Matt has seen something extraordinary up in Burnham Wood. And Jazzy is the only one who believes him. With the help of Matt's little dog and Jazzy's little sister, the two make surprising discoveries - and unleash such a powerful force that nothing can ever be the same again. A wonderful story about friends, growing up, and the very real magic in the world around us.

Sally Christie grew up in a Cambridgeshire village, went to York university, then worked as an editor of children's books in London, where she lived for fifteen years. After that, with her husband and two sons, she moved back to the village where she started - and she lives there still. A lot has changed. Woods and hedgerows have gone, roads have cut through farmland. Nowadays, she can hear a motorway as she walks her dog over the fields. But the spirit of the place has persisted. This story, her second for David Fickling Books, is about how powerful (and sometimes frightening) spirit can be.