Theme: Ghost

The Ghosts of Gribblesea Pier

By Book Importer | Published: February 16, 2012

Aurelie Bonhoffen, who has grown up in the circus, discovers a remarkable family secret on her twelfth birthday that may help in dealing with a sinister man who wants to take over her family’s pier.

Descriptors: Australia, Fantasy, Intermediate (ages 9-14), Oceania » Other Themes: , , , , , , » Leave a comment

Haunting Violet

By Book Importer | Published: December 5, 2011

Violet Willoughby doesn’t believe in ghosts. But they believe in her. After spending years participating in her mother’s elaborate ruse as a fraudulent medium, Violet is about as skeptical as they come in all matters supernatural. Now that she is being visited by a very persistent ghost, one who suffered a violent death, Violet can [...]

Descriptors: England (UK), Fantasy, Mystery, Young Adult (ages 14-18) » Other Themes: , , , » Leave a comment

Zee Is Not Scared

By Book Importer | Published: May 4, 2011

Zee is furious. There’s a scary movie on TV, but he is not allowed to watch it. His parents say it will give him nightmares. But Zee is sure he wouldn’t be scared. And he decides to be a ghost himself.

Descriptors: Early Years (ages 2-6), Europe, Fantasy, France, Picture Book » Other Themes: , , » Leave a comment

The Man Who Tricked a Ghost

By Book Importer | Published: January 18, 2011

Sung, a brave man who is not afraid of ghosts, meets one on a dark road and tricks it into revealing its secret weakness.

Descriptors: China, Folklore, Intermediate (ages 9-14), Picture Book » Other Themes: , » Leave a comment

The Banshee

By Book Importer | Published: May 28, 2010

Terry is half asleep when he hears the wailing, rising and falling like the waves of the sea. He wishes it were a dream, but he knows it isn’t. It isn’t an owl screeching, either. Or the Flannerys’ old cat. Could it be the Banshee—the ghostly figure of Irish legend who wails outside a house [...]

Descriptors: Europe, Fiction, Ireland, Picture Book, Primary (ages 6-9) » Other Themes: , , , » Leave a comment

The Ghosts of Luckless Gulch

By Book Importer | Published: May 3, 2010

Estrella can run so fast that she burns up the air, leaving trails of flames wherever she goes.Her pets — a Kickle Snifter, a Sidehill Wowser, and a Rubberado puppy — are as untamed as California, and the pride and love of Estrella’s heart.When the greedy ghosts of old gold miners steal her pets, Estrella [...]

Descriptors: Americas, Folklore, Intermediate (ages 9-14), Picture Book, United States of America » Other Themes: , , , , » Leave a comment

Boy Dumplings

By Book Importer | Published: October 1, 2009

As night falls, one hungry ghost is looking for his dinner. Yum! He spots a plump, delicious-looking boy just right for boy dumplings. Even better, the boy knows the perfect recipe. He sends the ghost all over China for stinky garlic, wormy cabbage, and moldy dumpling wrappers. There’s always one more ingredient the boy tells [...]

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Who’s Scaring Alfie Atkins?

By Book Importer | Published: October 1, 2009

Alfie is not afraid of ghosts, but when it’s getting late, he is worried that ghosts would come. When he is alone or it is dark, he is scared of ghosts.

Descriptors: Early Years (ages 2-6), Europe, Fantasy, Picture Book, Scandinavia, Sweden » Other Themes: » Leave a comment

The Ghost Catcher

By Book Importer | Published: October 1, 2009

A retelling of a traditional Bengali folktale in which a kind and generous Indian barber, pressed by his wife to earn more money, cleverly persuades a ghost to bring him riches.

Descriptors: Folklore, India, Picture Book, Primary (ages 6-9) » Other Themes: , , , » Leave a comment

Kit’s Wilderness

By Yoo Kyung Sung | Published: December 1, 2008

“It was very deep, Kit. Very dark. And every one of us was scared of it. As a lad I’d wake up trembling, knowing that as a Watson born in Stoneygate I’d soon be following my ancestors into the pit,” so Kit’s grandfather tells him.The Watson family moves to Stoneygate, an old coal-mining town, to [...]

Descriptors: England (UK), Europe, Fiction, Realistic Fiction, Young Adult (ages 14-18) » Other Themes: , , , , » Leave a comment