Room 13
Encyclopedia
Room 13 is a 1989 horror novel
by Robert Swindells
. It won the Children's Book Award in 1990.
; however, on the trip and upon arriving a series of strange events occur, in which she turns purely awesome. Is there really a 13th room of the hotel she is staying in? Or is it just her imagination?
One of Fliss's classmates, Ellie-May gets sick when in Whitby. Room 13 is a linin cubourd at daytime but at midnight the number apears on the door and that is not the only scary thing.
Lisa Watmough : Fliss's best friend. A quiet girl who rarely gets in trouble. She helps Fliss defeat Dracula
.
David 'Trot' Trotter : A noisy boy who eventually aids Fliss in killing Dracula as well.
Gary Bazard : One of Trot's friends, he also eventually helps Fliss.
Novel
A novel is a book of long narrative in literary prose. The genre has historical roots both in the fields of the medieval and early modern romance and in the tradition of the novella. The latter supplied the present generic term in the late 18th century....
by Robert Swindells
Robert Swindells
Robert E. "Bob" Swindells is an English author of children's and young adult literature.- Biography :Born in Bradford, Yorkshire, Swindells worked for a newspaper after leaving school aged 15. He served with the Royal Air Force and held various jobs before training as a primary school teacher...
. It won the Children's Book Award in 1990.
Plot summary
Felicity 'Fliss' Morgan has a nightmare on the night before her school trip to WhitbyWhitby
Whitby is a seaside town, port and civil parish in the Scarborough borough of North Yorkshire, England. Situated on the east coast of Yorkshire at the mouth of the River Esk, Whitby has a combined maritime, mineral and tourist heritage, and is home to the ruins of Whitby Abbey where Caedmon, the...
; however, on the trip and upon arriving a series of strange events occur, in which she turns purely awesome. Is there really a 13th room of the hotel she is staying in? Or is it just her imagination?
One of Fliss's classmates, Ellie-May gets sick when in Whitby. Room 13 is a linin cubourd at daytime but at midnight the number apears on the door and that is not the only scary thing.
Characters
Felicity 'Fliss' Morgan : The main character, Fliss is shy and quiet.Lisa Watmough : Fliss's best friend. A quiet girl who rarely gets in trouble. She helps Fliss defeat Dracula
Dracula
Dracula is an 1897 novel by Irish author Bram Stoker.Famous for introducing the character of the vampire Count Dracula, the novel tells the story of Dracula's attempt to relocate from Transylvania to England, and the battle between Dracula and a small group of men and women led by Professor...
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David 'Trot' Trotter : A noisy boy who eventually aids Fliss in killing Dracula as well.
Gary Bazard : One of Trot's friends, he also eventually helps Fliss.