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Read Time: ~5.3 hr

Breathe

by Cliff McNish (2007)

About this book

When he and his mother move into an old farmhouse in the English countryside, asthmatic twelve-year-old Jack discovers that he can communicate with the ghosts inhabiting the house and inadvertently establishes a relationship with a tormented, malevolent spirit that threatens to destroy both his mother and himself.

Setting / LocationLondon & UK
Story EraModern Era
Protagonist / CoreBreathe Lead Character

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