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Can I read Johnny and the Dead (The Johnny Maxwell Trilogy) on EtoBox?

Johnny and the Dead (The Johnny Maxwell Trilogy) by Terry Pratchett is a children's book available to read on EtoBox.

What is Johnny and the Dead (The Johnny Maxwell Trilogy) about?

A boy must help the dead denizens of a local cemetery slated for development in this entry in the fantasy adventure trilogy by a New York Times bestseller.Johnny Maxwell's new friends do not appreciate the term “ghosts,” but they are, well, dead.The town council wants to sell the cemetery, and its inhabitants aren't about to take that lying down! Johnny is the only one who can see them, and the previously alive need his help to save their home and their history. Johnny didn't mean to become the voice for the lifeless, but if he doesn't speak up, who will?Read more of Johnny Maxwell's adventures in Only You Can Save Mankind and Johnny and the Bomb!Praise for Johnny and the Dead“Humor and honest pathos play off each other to make for an emotionally balanced whole, one whose resolution will be as satisfying to readers as it is to Johnny.” —Kirkus Reviews“Readers will take immense pleasure in the jokes, some broad and some subtle and dry, that come sailing at them from all sides. This book stands alone easily, but after reading it, kids will want the first one.” —School Library Journal“Pratchett's fans will revel in the idiosyncratic touches, such as the quirky euphemisms for dead... a

Who reads Johnny and the Dead (The Johnny Maxwell Trilogy)?

It is typically read by young readers, and the parents and educators who guide them.

Common subject areas: juvenile, young adult.

Author
Terry Pratchett
Publisher
Clarion Books
Published
2009
Language
EN
ISBN
9781407042787
Category
children's
Subjects
Fiction, Fantasy, Children'S
Rating
3.77 / 5 (9 ratings)
Updated
2026-03-14

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