The Haunting of Granite Falls
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Chapter Book · Ages 8–12 · 1987 · Est. 5.5 hour read

The Haunting of Granite Falls

By Eva Ibbotson, Kevin Hawkes (Illustrator)

A millionaire's quest to rid a castle of ghosts leads to a wild, ghostly adventure in Texas.

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216 pages· 41,147 words· Est. 5.5 hour read
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Hiram C. Hopgood buys a Scottish castle for his daughter, but its resident ghosts refuse to stay behind. As they journey to Texas, they encounter a magical severed hand and three cunning kidnappers. Can these spirits outwit their new foes in a land far from home? Dive into a whirlwind of supernatural antics and unexpected alliances in this Texan ghostly escapade.

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American millionaire Hiram C. Hopgood will stop at nothing to make his daughter, Helen, happy–even if it means buying her an ancient Scottish castle and shipping it back to Texas. Assembling the castle isn’t a problem for the oil tycoon . . . it’s the ghosts that worry him. Hopgood has made up his mind: the ghouls have got to go. But these spirits don’t spook so easily. Instead, they make their way to America, where they meet up with a magical severed hand and three fiendish, cross-dressing kidnappers for a Texassized adventure with a ghostly Scottish flair.

At a glance
Format
Paperback
Pages
216
Words
41,147
Reading age
8–12
Audience
Middle Grade
Lexile
960L
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Book details

Reading levels
ATOS
6.1
F&P level
~W
AR points
7
AR interest level
MG
AR quiz
78960
Publication
Published
August 18, 2005
First published
January 1, 1987
Publisher
Puffin Books
Edition
Language
English
Type
Chapter Book
Identifiers
ISBN
9780142403716

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