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5 | ''The Beasts Of Clawstone Castle'' is a 2005 book by Creator/EvaIbbotson. |
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7 | When their parents go to America to take up a lucrative job that would their money problems, Madlyn and Rollo are sent to the Scottish border to live with Great-Uncle George and Great-Aunt Emily in Clawstone Castle, home of the Wilde White Cattle of Clawstone Park. However, George and Emily are also facing problems; Trembellow Towers, a rival castle, attracts a lot of tourist traffic, and the upkeep of the herd has become too much for them. Thus, Madlyn and Rollo step in and take over for them, auditioning a cast of ghosts to add some thrills to the tours of Clawstone Castle. |
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9 | Despite initial success, the cattle get stolen, and the ghosts and the children find themselves facing a great mystery and very sinister enemies. |
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12 | %%* ChekhovsGun: The Hoggart. |
13 | * ChronicHeroSyndrome: Madlyn is the very soul of kindness, so of course she has to help ''every'' miserable person that she sees. Deconstructed when she has a little breakdown due to the pressure. |
14 | * DemBones: Mr. Smith, a taxi driver turned ghostly skeleton. |
15 | %%* EvilKnockoff: Lord Trembellow attempts this, but it fails miserably. |
16 | * FaintInShock: Major Hardbottom faints when he first meets the disembodied feet. |
17 | * FriendlyGhost: The ghosts hired by Madlyn and Rollo, who befriend the children. |
18 | * FriendToAllLivingThings: Rollo adores any and every kind of animal - he even adopted a giant lizard from the zoo - which puts him in a perfect position to appreciate the cows. |
19 | %%* OurGhostsAreDifferent |
20 | %%* HighHeelFaceTurn: Lady Trembellow, although she's only one of two female villains (and they're side villains at best). |
21 | %%* {{Hikikomori}}: Cousin Howard. |
22 | %%* NightmareFuelStationAttendant: When Ranolf doesn't have the rat gnawing at his chest, he gets upset. |
23 | * PassingTheTorch: George is very happy when Rollo decides to help him to watch over the cows. |
24 | * SawAWomanInHalf: Sawn-In-Half Sunita, the ghost of a woman killed in a circus act that went terribly wrong. |
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