Thursday, 4 October 2007

Marco's Pendulum by Thom Madley

Marco's parents have recently separated and he is supposed to live with his father - but dad has other ideas and arranges for his son to stay with some grandparents he has never met! His grandparents live on a small piece of land outside Glastonbury. Glastonbury has a very interesting history. It is rumoured that the Holy Grail is buried there. It was certainly the place where the first Christian Church or community was established in England, and it is also rumoured that Jesus Christ visited the area as a child. But, it's history goes farther than that, and it is steeped in Celtic beliefs.

Marco has difficulty in sorting out who are the good guys and who are the bad one's, and who to believe and who not!

This story is mysterious, scary and thrilling. I would recommend it to those who enjoy Harry Potter.

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