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.
WINNER ALA Best Books for Young Adults
WINNER Cooperative Children's Book Center Choices
WINNER USBBY-CBC Outstanding International Trade Book
NOMINEE New Hampshire Great Stone Face Children's Book Award
NOMINEE Rhode Island Teen Book Award
NOMINEE New Jersey Garden State Children's Book Award
NOMINEE Maine Student Book Award
NOMINEE Missouri Mark Twain Award
NOMINEE Florida Sunshine State Book Award
“With easy-to-follow twists and turns, Bauer spins a spooky time-travel story for the youngest readers that will keep them interested without giving them nightmares of their own. A welcome addition to the venerable Stepping Stones series.”—Kirkus Reviews
Marion Dane Bauer has written more than 80 children's and young adult books that have been translated into over a dozen languages. These include the Newbery Honor-winning On My Honor and the Jane Addams Peace Association Award-winning Rain of Fire. In addition to her work for young people, Ms. Bauer is also the editor of Am I Blue? Coming Out from the Silence, a collection of gay and lesbian short stories. She lives in St. Paul, Minnesota.
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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.
Awards
WINNER ALA Best Books for Young Adults
WINNER Cooperative Children's Book Center Choices
WINNER USBBY-CBC Outstanding International Trade Book
NOMINEE New Hampshire Great Stone Face Children's Book Award
NOMINEE Rhode Island Teen Book Award
NOMINEE New Jersey Garden State Children's Book Award
NOMINEE Maine Student Book Award
NOMINEE Missouri Mark Twain Award
NOMINEE Florida Sunshine State Book Award
Reviews
“With easy-to-follow twists and turns, Bauer spins a spooky time-travel story for the youngest readers that will keep them interested without giving them nightmares of their own. A welcome addition to the venerable Stepping Stones series.”—Kirkus Reviews
Author
Marion Dane Bauer has written more than 80 children's and young adult books that have been translated into over a dozen languages. These include the Newbery Honor-winning On My Honor and the Jane Addams Peace Association Award-winning Rain of Fire. In addition to her work for young people, Ms. Bauer is also the editor of Am I Blue? Coming Out from the Silence, a collection of gay and lesbian short stories. She lives in St. Paul, Minnesota.
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