Die 13de dag in Chengdu
About this ebook
Hugo en sy ma het na Chengdu in China verhuis. Hugo is nogal 'n senuweeagtige kind en hy het allerhande bygelowe – bo-aan die lys is die nommer 13. Almal weet bose dinge gebeur as daardie nommer betrokke is. Wanneer die hysbak in hul woonstelgebou aanhou om by die 13de verdieping te stop en Hugo begin knipperende oë sien in die donker sien wanneer die deure oopgaan, beteken dit sekerlik dat die spook van Sarah Mallory hom teister, nie waar nie? Hoekom anders gebeur allerhande vreemde en onverklaarbare dinge met Hugo in hierdie land vol mites en legendes?
‘n Naelbyt-verhaal wat perfek is vir jonger tiener!
THE BOOK
Hugo and his mom have moved to Chengdu in China. Hugo is quite a nervous child, and he has all kinds of superstitions – at the top of the list is the number 13. Everyone knows evil follows where that number is concerned.
When the lift in their apartment building keeps stopping at the 13th floor and Hugo starts seeing blinking eyes in the moments the doors open, surely this means the ghost of Sarah Mallory is haunting him, right?
Why else does all kinds of strange and inexplicable things keep happening to Hugo in this country full of myths, legends and magic?
A nail-biting novel that is perfect for young teens!
About the author
DIE SKRYWER
De Wet Hugo is ‘n laerskoolonderwyser en kinderboekskrywer. Tans woon hy steeds in die stad Hangzhou in China. De Wet het op ‘n Bolandse wynplaas grootgeword, maar hy beskou die Wes-Kaapse kusdorp, Kleinmond, deesdae as sy Suid-Afrikaanse tuiste. Meer as vyftien boeke het reeds uit sy pen verskyn, asook vele bydraes tot bundels soos Blinkertjies in Pa se baard en ander skitterende stories, Die skool vir rampspoedige talente en ander gelukkige stories en Tyd is ‘n b**ksem en ander belaglik lekker tekste. In 2023 was Die 13de dag in Chengdu op die kortlys vir die LAPA-Jeugromankompetisie.
THE AUTHOR
De Wet Hugo is a primary school teacher and children's book author. He currently still lives in the city of Hangzhou in China. De Wet grew up on a wine farm in the Boland, but nowadays he considers the Western Cape coastal town of Kleinmond as his South African home. More than fifteen books have already been published from his pen, as well as many contributions to collections such as Blinkertjies in Pa se baard en ander skitterende stories, Die skool vir rampspoedige talente en ander gelukkige stories, and Tyd is ‘n b**ksem en ander belaglik lekker tekste. In 2023, Die 13de dag in Chengdu was shortlisted for the LAPA Youth Novel Competition.
