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Pleasing the Ghost

Sharon Creech

199689 pagesabout 1–2 hours
1996
first published
  • 1996HarperCollins · 89 pages · ENGISBN 9780060269852
  • 2004Scholastic · 89 pagesISBN 9780439697385
  • 2008HarperCollins · ENGISBN 9780061786686
  • 2008HarperCollins Publishers · ENGISBN 9780061786709
  • 2008HarperCollins Publishers · ENGISBN 9780061786723
  • 2008HarperCollins Publishers · ENGISBN 9780061786730
  • 2013HarperCollins · 112 pagesISBN 9780064406864
  • 1999Tandem Library · ENGISBN 9780613035965

Ever since his father died, Dennis has been seeing ghosts. Lots of ghosts. They blow in on the breeze, visit for a while, and fly off again. But one night the ghost of his Uncle Arvie floats in the window. And Arvie wants to do more than chat. Together, they find a lost love letter, finish a special painting, and dig up buried treasure — all for Arvie's widow, Julia. Dennis loves having his uncle around again, but there's still one ghost he's longing to see. Perhaps on the next ghost wind . . . Master storyteller Sharon Creech has woven a wonderfully funny, romantic tale. Arvie's eccentric antics and wonderful word play 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.

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