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The Blue Ghost

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Liz is staying with her grandmother in her old house in the woods of northern Minnesota when one night a noise awakens her. It is someone calling her name, calling for Elizabeth. Liz opens her eyes. There is a blue ghost in her room! What does the ghost want from her?
This exciting mystery by Newbery Honor writer Marion Dane Bauer is perfect for first chapter-book readers.
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    • The Horn Book

      January 1, 2006
      Liz helps her grandmother clean out a house that has been in the family for generations. During her visit she meets ghosts and is able, by traveling into the past, to help an ancestor. The story, which touches on the value of reading, has just enough suspense and mystery for the young reader moving into chapter books.

      (Copyright 2006 by The Horn Book, Incorporated, Boston. All rights reserved.)

    • Booklist

      September 1, 2005
      Gr. 2-4. While staying with her grandmother in Gran's childhood home, Liz wakes one night when she hears her name--and sees a mysterious blue light that coalesces into the image of a woman in old-fashioned dress. Perhaps it's a dream, but then there are the faint voices that seem to come from the walls, which Liz can step through to go back in time. On the other side of the walls, she meets a family of children, including Elizabeth, who calls Liz "guardian angel." It's a puzzle, until Liz is summoned through the wall one night, and finds the children in need of help. This gentle ghost story, written in simple prose, blends mild suspense with a look at how the past connects to and influences the present. Mystery fans will enjoy the spooky premise, and Wang's softly rendered black-and-white drawings increase the ghostly atmosphere.(Reprinted with permission of Booklist, copyright 2005, American Library Association.)

    • School Library Journal

      August 1, 2005
      Gr 2-4 -Nine-year-old Liz is helping her grandmother prepare to sell the old family cabin. She is awakened at night by a strange blue light and a voice calling her name. In the corner of her room, a ghostly woman dressed in old-fashioned clothes beckons to her and then disappears through the wall. Later, Liz hears voices and a baby's cry coming from behind the spot where the blue ghost vanished. She follows the sound and finds herself in the same cabin but long ago when it was first built. There, three little boys and a tiny baby are all in the care of a girl not much older than Liz herself. When the girl calls her a -guardian angel, - Liz knows that she has been summoned to the past because the children and the blue ghost need her help. This skillfully written short chapter book moves smoothly between the present and past. There is a strong emphasis on family heritage and intergenerational relations. Gran's stories about their family history provide the clues that Liz needs to answer the ghost's plea. Expressive black-and-white pictures heighten the suspense. Transition readers attracted by the wonderfully spooky cover art will find this a satisfying read." -Elaine E. Knight, Lincoln Elementary Schools, IL"

      Copyright 2005 School Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.

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  • ATOS Level:3.2
  • Lexile® Measure:440
  • Interest Level:K-3(LG)
  • Text Difficulty:0-2

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