Jeremy Visick

By David Wiseman

Book Overview

When Matthew Clemens ventured into the churchyard to gather information about the Cornish miners buried there, one gravestone in particular seemed to call his attention. The inscription was to Reuben Visick and his two eldest sons, all three killed in a mining accident more than a hundred years before. But below the inscription were the words that echoed again and again in Matthew's head: "And to Jeremy Visick, His Son, Age 12, Whose Body Still Lies in Wheal Maid."The lines were as clear to Matthew as if he'd heard them spoken. Night after night they drew him to the churchyard, or to the outbuilding behind the Clemens home, where Jeremy Visick had lived, until Matthew began to sense that somehow his destiny and Jeremy Visick's were inexorably intertwined.Jeremy Visick is an irresistible and gripping adventure story about loyalty and one boy's commitment to another across time.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0395304490
• ISBN13: 9780395304495
• Release Date: January 1981
• Publisher: Houghton Mifflin
• Length: 170 Pages
• Weight: 0.63 lbs.
• Age Range: 9 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 4 to 7

Customer Reviews

FUN ADVENTUROUS BOOK

THIS BOOK IS A GHOSTLY BOOK IT IS FUN TO READ THE TO MAIN CHARACTER ARE MATTHEW AND MARY AND MATTHEW'S BEST GHOSTLY FREIND JEREMY VISICK. IT HAS TO DO WITH A MINING BUSINESS AND HIS FAMILY JEREMY DIED AND ONLY MATTEW CAN SEE HIM.I THINK EVERY ONE SOULD READ THIS BOOK.

Absolutely Terrific Historical Fiction

Maybe historical fiction isn't everyone's cup of tea. But I've been a Buyer at one of the largest children's bookstores in the country, and I can tell you without a doubt that hand-selling this book to kids & parents has been a real pleasure - I've had many kids come back & tell me that they want another just like it! It is a great read-aloud, full of excitement and adventure (though it isn't an easy, shallow book - it's not just a page-turner, it requires some reflection) and it also makes you cry. There are great lessons here (though it isn't harsh & didactic) about the hard lives of Welsh miners, so that children can begin to think about their own privileges, or about their own hardships. Gradually, the veil of difference between people of different experiences begins to be lifted. And isn't that what great literature does? Beautifuly told, this is a real unsung treasure, and it should have won some major awards when it came out. You won't be sorry if you buy it - I especially recommend it to teachers. Read it aloud to your kids!

I like it

Jeremy Visick is a book I read in school and i liked it. The ending was so sad and the book was overall good. So read it!

Love this book!

I've been trying to find this book for years - I remember it from about 50 readings as a kid. I found it exciting, moving and real, and it opened up new interests in past lives, history and time travel. The history is well researched and well drawn, and the characters highlight how universal childhood is. Brilliant.

WONDERFUL BOOK!!!!

JEREMY VISICK IS ABOUT TWELVE-YEAR-OLD MATTHEW WHO ACCIDENTLY FINDS A GRAVE STONE OF A BOY HIS OWN AGE KILLED IN A MINING ACCIDENT ALMOST A CENTURY AGO. HE ONE NIGHT WENT BACK IN TIME TO HELP JERMEY AND HAD THE ADVENTURE OF A LIFETIME!!