Books with title Grampa and the Ghost

A Malaysian folk tale comes to life in this emotionally layered, chilling middle grade debut, perfect for fans of The Book of Boy and The Jumbies.I am a dark spirit, the ghost announced grandly. I am your inheritance, your grandmother’s legacy. I am yours to command.Suraya is delighted when her witch grandmother gifts her a pelesit. She names her ghostly companion Pink, and the two quickly become inseparable. But Suraya doesn’t know that pelesits have a dark side—and when Pink’s shadows threaten to consume them both, they must find enough light to survive . . . before they are both lost to the darkness.Fans of Holly Black’s Doll Bones and Tahereh Mafi’s Furthermore series will love this ghostly middle grade debut that explores jealousy, love, and the extraordinary power of friendship.

Gib Whittaker is leaving the Lovell House Orphanage and going back to live with the Thornton family, who take him in again after Mr. Thornton's death. Gib is now sent to school, but he's still doing all the barnyard chores. He's not exactly farmed-out labor anymore, but will he be adopted for real this time?One day a horse appears, a terrified dapple-gray that has been severely whipped and starved. Gib knows he must find some way to save this magnificent horse--and in the attempt, he finds one place where he will always belong.

Gib Whittaker is leaving the Lovell House Orphanage for the second time in his young life. He’s going back to live with the Thornton family, who are free to take him in again now that Mr. Thornton has died. Life has changed on the old ranch, and Gib can go to school. But he’s still doing all the chores in the barn and stable. He’s not exactly farmed-out labor anymore, but will he be adopted for real this time?Luckily Gib has his beloved horses to care for, especially the beautiful thoroughbred, Black Silk. Then one day a strange horse gallops in out of a snowstorm, a handsome dapple-gray who has been severely whipped and starved. He’s frightened and dangerous. Gib knows he must find some way to save this magnificent horse — and in the attempt, he finds one place where he will always belong.

There is another mystery in Pleasantville! As autumn creeps toward winter, a dead body is found in a closet... and then disappears! Whose body could it be, and how could eight-year-old Gilda Hill have seen the same person fishing at the river? With her cousin Crystal and their friend Matthew, Gilda must use her sleuthing powers to identify the victim before a ghost can ruin Pleasantville's fall festival.

HardCover. Pub the Date: 2010 Jun Pages: 288 Language: English in Publisher: Hyperion Book CH After a close encounter with a bus. Alona Dare goes from homecoming queen to Queen of the Dead. She's stuck as a ghost in the land of the living with no sign of a big. ight light to take her to a better place. To make matters worse. the only person who might be able to help her is Will Killian. a total loser. More than anything. Will wishes he didn ' t have the rare ability to communicate with the dead. especially the former mean girl of Groundsboro High. He's not filling out any volunteer forms to help her cross to the other side. though it would ing him some welcome peace and quiet. Can they get over their mutual distrust - and quasi attraction - to work together Readers of this spirited paranormal comedy won't want this odd couple ever to part.

Oh, no. This is going to be the worst weekend ever! twelve-year-old Craig Hoffman moaned as he and his family arrived at a very historic and very run-down hotel. Instead of enjoying the monster slides at a waterpark with other kids, he was stuck at the Grand Inn at the Mountaintop with only his 11-year-old sister for company. Or was there also a ghostly presence in residence? Who was she, and what had happened to trap her spirit at the hotel so many years ago?The answers can be found in the spooky hallways, dark cellar, and mysterious top floor of the inn. Follow Craig and Melanie as they dare to explore this truly scary place and learn its terrible secrets.

Jade Hill already has a reputation as a crackerjack detective when Evan hires her to find his iPod. With classmates, Drew and Everett, she runs Jade Hill and Associates, a seventh-grade detective agency in Bonaparte, Mississippi. She lives in the old Lipton mansion with her dad and the ghost of Captain Lipton. Jade is pretty near fearless. There’s only one thing that truly gives her the creeps–snakes! Strange things are going on in Bonaparte. Blare Stokes has been charged with the murder of his wife. Sister John is acting weird. A mysterious man with a very small head is watching Jade’s house. Stranger still, all these happenings are related to the missing iPod.

When Stevey inherited a lot of money from his great, great aunt, he decided to buy Gordon Hall, a house the team had come across earlier and found it to be haunted. The plan was to get to know the ghost if they could and help it, if you can help a ghost. At the same time they met Waif, named Foundling Waif by the convent who were 'looking after' her. She was dressed in rags and malnourished. She was also ill treated by one of the girls, she was called Ursula and they took an instant dislike to her and the hockey stick she carried to control Waif. Follow the latest adventure of the Minton Cruiser football team.

She didn't know she wasn't fully human until she was a ghostGeminia Frost never wanted adventure. But when she is suddenly thrust into another world, she has to face more than just finding out she is half-human.She has to face being made into a ghost.Soon, she learns that a being known as Ghoul has made her to be like him. This sinister man has controlled the destiny of those in the Gloam for hundreds of years. Is he the key to help her regain her mortality and humanity? Is she the key to his defeat? And what about the young guard Taurean, who makes her heart beat fast, even though she no longer has a heart--or even a true body?Can a ghost and a guard have a future?Or is she doomed to be forever alone?The Ghost and the Ghoul is a novella of approximately 39,000 words, and is book one of two in The World of Gloam series, which is a duology comprised of two companion stories. Each tale takes place during roughly the same time period, but follows a different character. While each is complete in its own right, the author recommends that readers start with the first one in the series, for it will give them a better understanding of the fantasy world. The second novella also spoils certain plot points of the first story.