Pleasing the Ghost
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Newbery Medal winner and master storyteller Sharon Creech spins a wonderfully funny and tender tale.As nine-year-old Dennis confronts the ghost of his uncle Arvie, Arvie’s eccentric antics and wonderful wordplay keep the reader laughing. But at its tender heart, the story reveals the holes left in our lives when we lose the ones we love.Ever since nine-year-old Dennis’s dad died, a veritable parade of ghosts has been passing through his bedroom. When the ghost of his uncle Arvie blows into his room on a warm breeze, Dennis isn’t surprised, but Uncle Arvie is the first ghost who wants something from Dennis.Dennis would love to help Uncle Arvie, but he can’t quite understand what Uncle Arvie is asking for. What, for example, is “Fraggle pin Heartfoot a wig pasta”? Dennis has to find out, because this is one ghost who isn’t going to leave until he gets what he came for.Uncle Arvie’s antics and Dennis’s attempts to please his ghost form the heart of this touching story.
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Sharon Creech has written twenty-one books for young people and is published in over twenty languages. Her books have received awards in both the U.S. and abroad, including the Newbery Medal for Walk Two Moons, the Newbery Honor for The Wanderer, and Great Britain’s Carnegie Medal for Ruby Holler.Before beginning her writing career, Sharon Creech taught English for fifteen years in England and Switzerland. She and her husband now live in Maine, “lured there by our grandchildren,” Creech says.www.sharoncreech.com
Stacey Schuett has illustrated more than twenty-five picture books, many about strong leaders in American history. Some titles include Purple Mountain Majesties, Sisters of Scituate Light, and Liberty’s Voice: The Story of Emma Lazarus. She lives in California.
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Book Details
- ISBN
- 9780064406864
- Publication Date
- April 23, 2013
- Publisher
- HarperCollins
- Page Count
- 112
- Words Per Page
- 104
- Audience
- Juvenile Reader
- Reading Age
- 8 - 12 years
- Lib. of Congress (LCCN)
- 95052280
- WorldCat Number (OCLC)
- 37906193
- Lexile® Level
- 520L
- Est. Fountas & Pinnell Level
- ~N
- ATOS® Book Level
- 3
- Accelerated Reader® Points
- 2
- Accelerated Reader Quiz
- 18741
- Accelerated Reader Interest Level
- MG
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