A Festival of Ghosts
A Festival of Ghosts

A Festival of Ghosts

Written by William Alexander & illustrated by Kelly Murphy
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8 - 12
Reading age
272
Page count
164
Words per page
610L
Lexile measure
Aug 7, 2018
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National Book Award winner William Alexander conjures up a spooky adventure full of excitement in this entertaining sequel to A Properly Unhaunted Place.

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      Author
      William Alexander

      William Alexander won the National Book Award for his debut novel, Goblin Secrets, and won the Earphones Award for his narration of the audiobook. His other novels include A Festival of Ghosts, A Properly Unhaunted Place, Ghoulish Song, Nomad, and Ambassador. William studied theater and folklore at Oberlin College, English at the University of Vermont, and creative writing at the Clarion workshop. He teaches in the Vermont College of Fine Arts MFA program in Writing for Children and Young Adults. Like the protagonist of Nomad and Ambassador, William is the son of a Latino immigrant to the US. Visit him online at WillAlex.net and GoblinSecrets.com, and on Twitter via @WillieAlex.

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      Kelly Murphy

      Kelly Murphy has illustrated many books for children including Masterpiece, Alex and the Amazing Time Machine, and the Nathaniel Fludd, Beastologist books. She lives in Providence, Rhode Island.

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    Book Details

    ISBN
    9781481469180
    Publication Date
    August 7, 2018
    Publisher
    Margaret K McElderry Books
    Original Publication Date
    August 7, 2018
    Page Count
    272
    Words Per Page
    164
    Audience
    Middle Grade
    Reading Age
    8 - 12 years
    Lib. of Congress (LCCN)
    2017032603
    Lexile® Level
    610L
    Est. Fountas & Pinnell Level
    ~O
    ATOS® Book Level
    4.5
    Accelerated Reader® Points
    6
    Accelerated Reader Quiz
    500015
    Accelerated Reader Interest Level
    MG

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