| The Ghost Children Contributor(s): Bunting, Eve (Author), Giblin, James Cross (Author) |
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ISBN: 0618604774 ISBN-13: 9780618604777 Publisher: Clarion Books OUR PRICE: $12.30 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: October 2005 Annotation: Orphans Matt and Abby go to live with great-aunt Gerda, who has seven life-sized wooden dolls in her front yard that she refers to as her children. As the dolls start disappearing, Matt realizes someone's trying to force Gerda from her home. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Horror - Juvenile Fiction | Law & Crime - Juvenile Fiction | Toys, Dolls & Puppets |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Lexile Measure: 630 |
| Physical Information: 0.6" H x 5.2" W x 7.9" (0.35 lbs) 176 pages |
| Themes: - Holiday - Halloween |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 89269 Reading Level: 3.9 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 5.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: When Matt and Abby go to live with Great-Aunt Gerda in Sierra Madre Canyon after their mother dies, Matt is put off at first by the life-size wooden dolls whom Aunt Gerda talks to and calls her "children." However, when someone vandalizes the dolls and two are stolen, it is Matt, with the help of his new friend, Kristin, who foils the would-be thief and returns the dolls to Aunt Gerda. |
Contributor Bio(s): Bunting, Eve: - Eve Bunting has written over two hundred books for children, including the Caldecott Medal-winning Smoky Night, illustrated by David Diaz, The Wall, Fly Away Home, and Train to Somewhere. She lives in Southern California. Giblin, James Cross: -James Cross Giblin (1933-2016) was the author of more than twenty critically acclaimed books for young people. His book The Life and Death of Adolf Hitler received the Robert F. Sibert Award for Informational Books. |