Two touching, ghostly tales by Harriet Goodwin and Leon Rosselson. In the first, Joe, struggling to come to terms with his mother's death, finds himself drawn into a spooky legend that lies deep beneath the water. In the second, Billy's encounter with a strange girl in a beautiful garden helps to reveal a long forgotten secret.

- Pearl/Band 18 books offer fluent readers a complex, substantial text with challenging themes to facilitate sustained comprehension, bridging the gap between a reading programme and longer chapter books.

- Text type: A mystery story.

- Curriculum links: Citizenship: Moving on.