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Issue Details: First known date: 2017... 2017 The Turnkey
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Flossie Birdwhistle is the Turnkey at London's Highgate Cemetery. As Turnkey, Flossie must ensure all the souls in the cemetery stay at rest. This is a difficult job at the best of times for a twelve-year-old ghost, but it is World War II and each night enemy bombers hammer London. Even the dead are unsettled. When Flossie encounters the ghost of a German soldier carrying a mysterious object, she becomes suspicious. What is he up to? Before long, Flossie uncovers a sinister plot that could result in the destruction of not only her cemetery, but also her beloved country. Can Flossie stop him before it is too late? 

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Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

    • Newtown, Marrickville - Camperdown area, Sydney Southern Suburbs, Sydney, New South Wales,: Walker Books Australia , 2017 .
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      Extent: 256p.
      Note/s:
      • Published: 1st March 2017
      ISBN: 9781925126921, 9781925381429 (ebook)
    • Somerville, Massachusetts,
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      United States of America (USA),
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      Americas,
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      Candlewick Press ,
      2018 .
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      Alternative title: The Turnkey of Highgate Cemetery
      Extent: 256p.
      Note/s:
      • Published 24 July 2018

      ISBN: 9780763696856

Works about this Work

[Review] The Turnkey of Highgate Cemetery Sarah Berman , 2018 single work review
— Appears in: The Horn Book Magazine , November / December vol. 94 no. 6 2018; (p. 87-88)

— Review of The Turnkey Allison Rushby , 2017 single work children's fiction
[Review] The Turnkey of Highgate Cemetery Sarah Berman , 2018 single work review
— Appears in: The Horn Book Magazine , November / December vol. 94 no. 6 2018; (p. 87-88)

— Review of The Turnkey Allison Rushby , 2017 single work children's fiction
Last amended 8 May 2019 08:37:17
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  • London,
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    England,
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    United Kingdom (UK),
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    Western Europe, Europe,
  • 1939-1945
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