Editing Johnny and the Dead (section)

{{short description|Book by Terry Pratchett}}
{{for|the television series|Johnny and the Dead (TV series)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2016}}
{{Use British English|date=October 2016}}
{{Infobox book
| name          = Johnny and the Dead
| title_orig    = 
| image         = JohnnyDead.jpg
| caption       = First edition
| author        = [[Terry Pratchett]]
| cover_artist  = John Avon
| country       = United Kingdom
| language      = English
| series        = Johnny Maxwell Trilogy
| genre         = [[Children's literature]], [[fantasy]]
| publisher     = Doubleday (London)
| pub_date      = 1993
| media_type    = Book
| isbn          = 0-385-40301-1
| oclc          = 28889741
| preceded_by   = [[Only You Can Save Mankind]] (1992)
| followed_by   = [[Johnny and the Bomb]] (1996)
}}

'''''Johnny and the Dead''''' (1993) is the second novel by [[Terry Pratchett]] to feature the character [[Johnny Maxwell]]. The other novels in the ''Johnny Maxwell Trilogy'' are ''[[Only You Can Save Mankind]]'' (1992) and ''[[Johnny and the Bomb]]'' (1996). In this story, Johnny sees and speaks with the spirits (they object to the term "[[ghost]]") of those interred in his local [[cemetery]] and tries to help them when their home is threatened.

''Johnny and the Dead'' is a feature of some schools' English curriculum.{{citation needed|date=June 2008}}