The Dead Fathers Club (CD-Audio)

from BeckyJG

Philip Noble is thirteen years old. He lives with his mum above the pub--the Castle and Falcon--that she and his dad ran together before his dad was killed in a car accident. Philip keeps fish and is interested in Roman history. Philip's a pretty normal kid, until his Dad's Ghost (Philip always c...

from kaionvin

The Dead Father's Club is passable, but is not a particularly memorable retelling of Hamlet. Haig moves the plot elements of Hamlet to a modern British setting, with the part of Hamlet played by a confused 11 year old boy whose dad has just died in a car accident. The conflict is set up to be rea...

from kaionvin

The Dead Father's Club is passable, but is not a particularly memorable retelling of Hamlet. Haig moves the plot elements of Hamlet to a modern British setting, with the part of Hamlet played by a confused 11 year old boy whose dad has just died in a car accident. The conflict is set up to be rea...

from debs4jc

Philip is understandably distraught after his father dies. He is even more so when his father's ghost starts talking to him and telling him things about his uncle. According to the ghost, his uncle killed his father and now Philip has to kill the uncle to get his father's revenge and keep him fro...

from clpteens

Eleven-year-old Philip Noble has a big problem. It all begins when his dad appears as a ghost at his own funeral and introduces Philip to the Dead Fathers Club. Philip learns the truth about ghosts: the only people who end up as ghosts have been murdered. So begins Philip's quest to avenge his da...