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The dark behind the curtain

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'This play we're doing, it's not true, is it? I mean, there never was a Sweeney Todd who killed people?' Jackus never wanted to be in the school play, but he didn't have much choice. Now he sees that what's unfolding on-stage is more than just acting, more than just pretend.

Strange things are happening. Terrifying things. Ghostly footprints. Unexplained whispering. The touch of a cold hand in the shadows ...What has been woken by the play's dark words?

Can Jackus stop it, or are the actors doomed to play out the tragedy to the bitter end?

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Oxford University Press
0192731637 / 9780192731630
Paperback
823.914
01/07/2010
United Kingdom
English
156 p.
20 cm
Children / Juvenile Learn More
Quiz No: 201770, Points 7.00, Book Level 4.80,
Middle Years - Key Stage 2 Learn More
Reprint. Originally published: 1982.