A gripping, page-turning adventure in which the new-fangled technology of film seems gradually to be taking over real life! Thirteen-year-old Penny Treadwell who owns and manages a magazine full of spine tingling stories, is excited that one of the stories is to be turned into a film. Actors and film-makers gather in a large house in a lonely setting; all looks ready for the adaptation but all too soon, things begin to go wrong.
Can Penny stop the spooky drama that is about to enfold her? And will the film begin to affect the outcome of her own life?
A mysterious filmmaker approaches The Penny Dreadful with a proposal to turn Montgomery Flinch's sinister stories into motion pictures. With Monty installed as the star of his production, filming begins but is plagued by a series of strange and frightening events. As Monty pleads with Penny to help him, she is drawn into the mystery, but soon finds herself trapped in a nightmare penned by her own hand. Can Penny uncover the filmmaker's dark secret before it's too late?
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A mysterious filmmaker approaches The Penny Dreadful with a proposal to turn Montgomery Flinch's sinister stories into motion pictures. With Monty installed as the star of his production, filming begins but is plagued by a series of strange and frightening events.
The LoveReading4Kids Editorial Team have read and reviewed Shadows of the Silver Screen and determined it is suitable for children aged 9-12 years old
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Shadows of the Silver Screen was written by Christopher Edge and published by Nosy Crow Ltd
Shadows of the Silver Screen has 250 pages
Yes it is part of Twelve Minutes to Midnight Trilogy series
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