The Computer Ghost

For eight-year-old Liza, her tablet is a doorway to magic: castles in the clouds, dragons with molten gold scales, and a brave knight named Sir Gallant. But one morning, her knight is gone. In his place stands a princess with colour-shifting eyes who should not exist.

The game isn't broken. It's been taken.

What Liza doesn't know is that her quiet town of Vasad, Hungary, sits on a crossroads between the living and the digital dead. Her father, a policeman with silver eyes, sees what others cannot: ghosts have found a new home-inside computers, phones, and tablets.

One of them calls himself Phoenix.

He's not evil. He's lonely. A teenage hacker who died and kept running through wires and satellites, he's been erased from the human world. Now he steals entire worlds-Liza's included-just to feel seen. But what happens when a ghost meets a girl who refuses to look away?

Based on the true story of Operation Dabble (the world's first keystroke intercept that caught a hacker aiming a laser at the White House), The Computer Ghost blends real history with timeless lessons about loneliness, courage, and the power of staying curious.

Perfect for readers aged 8-12 who love:

• Mystery and adventure
• Ghost stories with heart (not horror)
• Real-life hacking history
• Stories about family, siblings, and unlikely friendship

"When someone tells you something is impossible, all they're really saying is that they don't know how to do it yet. That doesn't mean you can't."

Open the tablet. Meet the ghost. Change the game.