Sale price
$999
Ragweed
Ages 7–11 · 1999
Bookroo's summary
Twelve-year-old Kenny moves to Providence and discovers his attic is haunted by Caleb, a ghost from the past. Transported back in time, Kenny must unravel the mystery of Caleb's murder to escape a century-old injustice. Can he solve the crime and return to his own time, or will he be lost in history forever? This chilling tale blends ghostly intrigue with a powerful social message, challenging Kenny to confront the past and change the future.
From the publisher
Avi’s haunting ghost story is available for the first time as a Scholastic paperback!When 12-year-old Kenny Huldorf moves to Providence, Rhode Island, he soon discovers that his attic bedroom is haunted by the ghost of a teenage slave named Caleb. Before long, Caleb summons Kenny back in time, where Kenny finds himself entangled in Caleb’s murder and deeply troubled by the century-old injustice. Ultimately, it is up to Kenny to solve Caleb’s murder or remain forever trapped in history. Part ghost story, part social commentary, this thought-provoking, hair-raising page turner from master tale spinner, Avi, is a perfect chilling summer read!
At a glance
- Format
- Paperback
- Pages
- 144
- Words
- 21,963
- Reading age
- 9–12
- Audience
- Middle Grade
- Lexile
- 580L
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The fine print
Book details
Reading levels
- ATOS
- 4.09
- F&P level
- ~O
- AR points
- 3
- AR interest level
- UG
- AR quiz
- 5958
Publication
- Published
- July 1, 2010
- First published
- September 1, 1988
- Publisher
- Scholastic Press
Edition
- Language
- English
- Type
- Chapter Book
Identifiers
- ISBN
- 9780545214919
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