| The Ghost on Saturday Night Contributor(s): Fleischman, Sid (Author), Cornell, Laura (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 0688149200 ISBN-13: 9780688149208 Publisher: Greenwillow Books OUR PRICE: $6.29 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: March 1997 Annotation: Opie and Aunt Etta think there's something funny going on when Professor Pepper announces that he's going to raise the ghost of a dead outlaw--live on stage. Can Opie cut through all the fog to get to the bottom of the professor's plans? A Beech Tree Chapter Book. Illustrations. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Mysteries, Espionage, & Detective Stories - Juvenile Fiction | Readers - Chapter Books - Juvenile Fiction | Action & Adventure - General |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 96043551 |
| Lexile Measure: 510 |
| Series: Beech Tree Chapter Books |
| Physical Information: 0.24" H x 5.29" W x 7.61" (0.13 lbs) 64 pages |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 73842 Reading Level: 3.4 Interest Level: Lower Grades Point Value: 1.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: A madcap tale of fog and phantoms Opie and Aunt Etta think there's something funny going on when Professor Pepper announces that he's going to raise the ghost of a dead outlaw--live on stage. Can Opie cut through all t he fog to get to the bottom of the professor's plans? See the Ghost of Crookneck John That's what Professor Pepper's sign promises, and Opie can hardly wait to see such a sight. But the unseen specter escapes from his coffin during the show, and if that weren't bad enough, the town bank is robbed too Is Crookneck John a bandit from beyond the grave--or is more than the fog being pulled over the townsfolk's' eyes? A reissue of one of Sid Fleischman's early novels. |
Contributor Bio(s): Fleischman, Sid: - Sid Fleischman wrote more than sixty books for children, adults, and magicians. Among his many awards was the Newbery Medal for his novel The Whipping Boy. The author described his wasted youth as a magician and newspaperman in his autobiography The Abracadabra Kid. His other titles include The Entertainer and the Dybbuk, a novel, and three biographies, Sir Charlie: Chaplin, The Funniest Man in the World; The Trouble Begins at 8: A Life of Mark Twain in the Wild, Wild West; and Escape! The Story of The Great Houdini. Cornell, Laura: -Laura Cornell lives in New York City with her daughter, Lily (first and only), but they spend much time in California, Laura's first state in her first home. She was asked to illustrate Jamie's first book, and that became ten. Lucky is the first word that comes to mind. |