Most traditional ghost stories feature rather hapless protagonists, who have nasty things happen to them. Jonathan Stroud featureghosthapless Change image and share on social
I got fairly good grades, but I was bad at woodwork. They said I tried hard, but the result was hopeless. Jonathan Stroud badfairlygood Change image and share on social
I used to have quite long hair, and I decided that I wanted to get it cut. I'd never met the person who did it, and she cut it into some kind of dreadful mullet. It looked like a triangle on my head. The other kids were merciless. Jonathan Stroud cutdecidedreadful share on social
The important thing about any book is that you have to have a good story and that it has to be exciting. Then it's nice to add other levels underneath that people can pick up on. Jonathan Stroud addbookexcit Change image and share on social
I had a big fight in my first week in secondary school. There was a kid in the year above who was nasty to me, and we ended up having a scrap. I can remember thinking that there was going to be some serious bloodshed if we didn't stop, so I made a decision to walk away. It was a difficult thing to do, but the most sensible. Jonathan Stroud bigbloodsheddecision share on social