Dangerous spaces vs The ghosts: Which Should You Read?

Cover of Dangerous spaces Dangerous spaces Margaret Mahy · 1991 ★★★★☆ 3.6 154 pages · ≈ 2 h 51 m · Moderate

Flora has always known that her house is haunted. But things have taken a sinister turn since her orphaned cousin Anthea moved in. Frightening scenes are played out in the night--and in the girls' dreams. Although they…

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Cover of The ghosts The ghosts Antonia Barber · 1969 ★★★★☆ 4.0 192 pages · ≈ 3 h 33 m · Moderate

In the garden of their new home, a brother and sister meet two strange children with whom they return to another century.

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Dangerous spacesThe ghosts
Goodreads 3.5 (132) —
Hardcover 4.5 (1) 5.0 (2)

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Dangerous spacesThe ghosts
Ratings 132 3
Editions 7 8
Film adaptations — 1
Want to read 85 —
Reading it now 2 —
Written reviews 21 —
Wikipedia attention — 243
Pages 154 192

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