This book includes twoghost stories about boys and their fathers. In "The Other Boy," David discovers he had a brother who died before he was born, and this has been the root of his family's problems. "The Girl on the Swing" tells how Billy's discovery that his aunt was killed in the war brings him closer to his dad."

 

This book is part of a book series called Hodder Young Fiction .

There are 121 pages in this book. It is an anthology. This book was published 1998 by Hachette Children's Group .

Leon Rosselson was a well-known folk singer-songwriter. His first book for children was Rosa's Singing Grandfather for Puffin, which was shortlisted for the Carnegie medal, a first for a younger fiction title.