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Pleasing the Ghost (Harper Trophy)

Pleasing the Ghost (Harper Trophy) - Paperback

by Sharon Creech
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Availability:In StockContributor:Sharon Creech, Stacey Schuett (Illustrator)Audience:Ages 9-12Publish date:2013-04-23Pages:112
Language:EnglishPublisher:HarperCollinsISBN-13:9780064406864ISBN-10:64406865UPC:9780064406864Book Category:Juvenile FictionBook Subcategory:Social Themes, Readers, FamilyBook Topic:Death, Grief, Bereavement, BeginnerSize:7.30 x 5.00 x 0.30 inchesWeight:0.1698Product ID:SCYEMGBSBG

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.

Language:EnglishPublisher:HarperCollinsISBN-13:9780064406864ISBN-10:64406865UPC:9780064406864Book Category:Juvenile FictionBook Subcategory:Social Themes, Readers, FamilyBook Topic:Death, Grief, Bereavement, BeginnerSize:7.30 x 5.00 x 0.30 inchesWeight:0.1698Product ID:SCYEMGBSBG
Schuett, Stacey: -

Stacey Schuett's artwork graces numerous picture books, including the I Can Read Book Forest by Laura Godwin and her own Somewhere in theWorld Right Now, a Reading Rainbow Book. Ms. Schuett lives in Sebastopol, California.

Creech, Sharon: -

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

Publisher: HarperCollins

Edition

Harper Trophy Edition

Contributor(s)

Sharon Creech, Stacey Schuett (Illustrator)

Author

Sharon Creech

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