Books with title The Ghost on the Stairs

Thirteen-year-old Jon and his eleven-year-old sister, Tania, are typical kids—except Tania can communicate with ghosts. Their parents also happen to be the producers of a ghost-hunter television show—and have no idea one of their own kids can see ghosts. In The Ghost on the Stairs, the brother-sister duo join forces to help reunite a newlywed couple from beyond the grave. In The Riverboat Phantom, Jon and Tania try to help the ghost of a steamboat worker find peace at last—and find more than they bargained for on the river!

Thirteen-year-old Jon and his eleven-year-old sister, Tania, are typical kids—except Tania can communicate with ghosts. Their parents also happen to be the producers of a ghost-hunter television show—and have no idea one of their own kids can see ghosts. In The Ghost on the Stairs, the brother-sister duo join forces to help reunite a newlywed couple from beyond the grave. In The Riverboat Phantom, Jon and Tania try to help the ghost of a steamboat worker find peace at last—and find more than they bargained for on the river!

Djela's grandfather, Psin Khan, has returned as head of the Merkit tribe from fighting the enemies of the Mongols.A trusted member of the Kha Khan’s court, Psin is always ready and willing to entertain Djela with stories of bravery and sacrifice. Djela wants to prove that he too can live up to his family name.And when his father praises him during archery practise he is sure he is about to receive his first adult bow.But then everything goes wrong.To protect his friend Djela lies to his father.And no Mongol could tolerate a deliberate untruth... Djela is sent off to the far north station as punishment, herding the family flocks of cattle and horses for a month. There was nothing Djela hated more.But there was excitement at the North Camp he had not anticipated. Some of the men insisted that a ghost tiger was killing their calves. Whatever it was, it eventually became Djela's job to track it down. And it was in his relentless pursuit of the mysterious beast that he became a true heir to his grandfather…‘a master story-teller’ - Houston ChronicleCecelia Holland is widely acknowledged as one of the finest historical novelists of our time. She is the author of more than thirty novels, including ‘Hammer For Princes’ and ‘The King’s Road’.Endeavour Media is the UK’s leading independent publisher of digital books.

While living on Deep Space NineTM, Jake Sisko has seen a lot of strange things, since his father, commander of the station, opened it to every lifeform who passes through this sector of space. But when Jake's Ferengi friend Nog says he's seen a ghost, Jake doesn't believe him, until a shimmering figure with glowing red eyes appears in Jake's quarters. Soon enough the spectre has Jake on a dangerous mission into the depths of the station, with the fate of Deep Space Nine resting on his boyish shoulders.

Join the fun as two mice invent a game that turns an ordinary staircase into a magical place to play and learn. Each step reveals a new surprise--birds to watch, art to create, chimes to hear, books to read, airplanes to fly. At the top, see where they have been and see how they have grown.On the Stairs lyrically celebrates the simple pleasures of a child's imaginative world.

A hilarious new romp from the award-winning team behind Class Two at the Zoo"There are bears on the stairs. That's why I don't like going to bed. It's the bears on the stairs." But are the bears real, or just a small boy's crafty tactic for delaying bedtime?Nominated as a Peters' Book of the Year 2010, this adorable children's story is sure to become a bedtime favorite. The author and illustrator's previous collaboration, Class Two at the Zoo, won the Stockport Schools Book Award in 2008. With lively text and hilarious illustrations, this delightful book will appeal to all families with small children who've experienced similar bedtime antics.

A bargain of a lifetime - seven years off the end of his life in exchange for a fortune now!By day, Mr Fast was a solicitor’s clerk, drawing up strangle-tight agreements and contracts. By night he repaired to his rooms to spy upon his neighbours (for he had no friends) and to dream of being richer than other men. But when old Mr FIshbane offers him what he most desires in return for seven years off the end of his life, he could never imagine the little lost spectre that will come to haunt him . . .Another remarkable novel from Leon Garfield.

I didn't have no hope of seeing the ghost stallion but I looked anyway. 'Course he wasn't really a ghost. He was flesh and bone, with blood running through him so wild that nobody tried to break him.Since Ma ran off, Pa doesn't pay much attention to Mary Elizabeth. Maybe it's because she doesn't look anything like Pa, with her long black hair and brown eyes. Or maybe it's because of something that happened a long time ago--before Mary Elizabeth was born. Either way, she plans to run away and be free--just like her ma, and just like the mysterious ghost stallion she watches for every night. But then a stranger comes to town, and Mary Elizabeth finds that nothing is what it seems to be.This beautifully crafted novel explores a young girl's struggle to find the truth behind her past and the courage to save her crumbling family. In lyrical prose, Laura E. Williams paints an intimate portrait of a daughter desperately trying to find a place for herself in her father's damaged heart.