The Ghost Behind the Wall

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The Ghost Behind The Wall is a book by Melvin Burgess, a British children's fiction author. The book was copyrighted in 2000, and was first published in the U.S. in 2003 by Henry Holt and Co, LLC. It was originally published in Britain (in 2000) by Anderson Press Limited.

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The book is about a young British boy who lives in an apartment complex in London. One day after school he realizes that he can fit into the vents, which lead all over the complex. He sneaks around in the vents doing all sorts of mischievous things, from taking/destroying things, and confusing people until they believe they are mad. But he is not alone in the vents, there is a ghost who isn't sure who he, himself is, but he definitely has a grudge against a senile old man in the apartments Mr. Alveston. After David is caught, he and Mr. Alveston slowly become friendly. One day Mr. Alveston is attacked, and David is the only suspect. Mr Alveston believes David by that he's innocent, but the police still hold him as a suspect. After looking through many of Mr. Alveston's old photos, David finally realizes that the ghost is the ghost of Mr. Alveston's childhood. David captures the ghost and returns it to Mr. Alveston, and Mr. Alveston dies in peace.