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Dominic's family is house hunting, and he is not excited about the prospect of moving. Still, when the family of three looks at a large Victorian home, Dominic is intrigued and starts to explore it on his own. Before long, he meets what can only be described as a ghost!

Where has Faith’s dad gone? Why has he left his family living in an old house perched on a crumbling cliff top? A crack has appeared in the cliff and Faith watches anxiously as it gets bigger and bigger each day.... Her brother is obsessed with the sea ghosts he claims live in the basement, and when he disappears as well, Faith starts to believe in the ghosts too. Can she find her brother and bring her father back before everything she cares about falls into the pitiless sea below? A great mystery with real heart, from a captivating new voice in middle-grade fiction.

The beloved author of Because of Winn-Dixie has outdone herself with a hilarious and achingly real love story about a girl, a ghost, a grandmother, and growing up. It’s the summer before fifth grade, and for Ferris Wilkey, it is a summer of sheer pandemonium: Her little sister, Pinky, has...

NATIONAL BESTSELLER A sleepover at an amusement park turns into a night of terror in this scary middle school read from the New York Times bestselling author of Mine and Camp Scare. Tonight is Brie’s chance to finally be accepted by the Ems—the most popular girls at school. If she can...

Usha is devastated when her grandmother Kali Ma passes away. Not quite fitting in at school, with her best friend moving away and with an annoying new adoptive sister arriving, Usha feels lost. That is until Kali Ma's ghost appears...with a task for her. Usha and Emtiaz must work together on a quest through London, accompanied by two bickering ghosts, to find a series of objects that shine a magical light on their family's past and hold the clues to securing their future.

1942. Nisha's Malayan home has been destroyed by war. She and her mother, Amma, flee to her father's ancestral house in England, perched on a cliff top on the cold Northern coast. When Amma falls gravely ill, Nisha is left to face her formidable grandmother alone. The old woman's rules are countless, including forbidding Nisha to climb the Weeping Tree - a claw of leafless, twisted branches jutting upwards from the crag. But when a ghost child beckons Nisha to sit under its boughs and promises her Amma's life in return for three truths, the tree's pull proves irresistible.

Brought to you by Puffin. The hilarious tale of a family coming to terms with its ghosts - literally. Greta Woebegone did not believe in ghosts because she was a sensible young girl and sensible young girls tend not to believe in ghosts. That was until the day she was knocked over by a car and...

Gerade als Tom sich dachte, es wäre zur Abwechslung mal nichts, ist natürlich gleich mal wieder was. Und wie! Werwolf Welf kam gerade vom Baumarkt zurück, parkte sein Auto dann aber nicht am Straßenrand, sondern quer im Garten. Der Motor des Wagens läuft noch, die Fahrertür steht offen und Welf ist verschwunden. Tom und seine untoten Freunde müssen nun all ihre Fähigkeiten einsetzen, um den Werwolf wiederzufinden - und zwar bevor die Sonne untergeht, denn heute ist Vollmond.

This is the second story in the Anne of Green Gables series. Skinny little red-haired Anne has changed into a pretty 16-year-old and is all grown up - well, sort of grown up. The story opens with Anne as a school teacher at Avonlea school. When Anne reached the school that first morning, she was confronted by prim rows of "shining morning faces". She had sat up until nearly midnight composing a speech which she had revised and improved painstakingly. It was a wonderful speech with fine ideas. And then, she couldn't remember it!

Read by actress Morwenna Banks, Dial a Ghost is a wonderfully spooky young fiction title from the award-winning author of Journey to the River Sea, Eva Ibbotson. 'Get me some ghosts,' said Fulton Snodde-Brittle. 'Frightful and dangerous ghosts!' Fulton has gone to the Dial a Ghost agency with an...

Seventeen-year-old Jess wakes from an emergency heart transplant to discover she's being haunted by the disgruntled ghost of her donor - teenage socialite, Tilly. And she won't leave Jess in peace until they unravel the mystery surrounding her death. Their investigations take them deep into Tilly's luxurious heiress life - from private schools to Swiss banks and high-end hotels. But the clues lead somewhere darker than either of the girls could have imagined. And if Jess can't solve the murder in time, her own life may be at risk... A hilarious, heart-racing murder mystery like no other.

En riktigt god jul... blir det till slut i Charles Dickens "En Julsaga", men vägen dit är inte den vanliga. Med hjälp av övernaturliga krafter får den rike och elake affärsmannen Scrooge en läxa, som på juldagsnatten förvandlar honom till en riktigt god människa. Charles Dickens skrev sin historia inför julen 1843. Den blev omedelbart en stor framgång och har haft en central plats i det anglosaxiska julfirandet sedan dess. Den har satts upp som julspel på teatrar i England och USA otaliga gånger.

"Ah, che terribile vacanza nei Mari del Sud! Prima un viaggio mozzafiato in aereo, poi il naufragio su un'isola deserta, dove di notte si sentono strani rumori. Forse è il fantasma del Pirata Zampadargento, a bordo del suo misterioso galeone..." (Geronimo Stilton)

Kyle has been with his aunt for days, and not a single person has been at the park. The park seems empty, but the truth is tons of people go there - during the night, when most people are sleeping. But Kyle will soon learn the truth of why everyone doesn't go to the park. Because, no one can see them!

Magic. Mystery. Time-travel. Join Jack, Annie and the Magic Tree House in this historical holiday story that puts a twist on Charles Dicken's classic The Christmas Carol--from the #1 bestselling chapter book series of all time! Jack and Annie must help the famous writer Charles Dickens! The...

Geheimcode: Geisterstunde! Das war knapp! Aber zusammen mit Isabella und Lorenzo hat Robert die KI Medusa "ausschalten" können und seine Geisterfamilie ist wieder in Sicherheit. Zumindest dachte er das. Denn dann häufen sich mit einem Mal merkwürdige Vorfälle in seiner Klasse und immer führt alles zu einem mysteriösen Handyspiel namens "Reality Crash". Ob dahinter auch wieder Medusa steckt? Für Robert, Isabella und Lorenzo ist klar, dass sie der Sache auf den Grund gehen müssen. Und bald schon stellen sie fest, dass sie die KI komplett unterschätzt haben.

1897. Twelve-year-old Peggy Devona is a Whisperling: someone who can speak with the dead. It's a rare skill that she tries to keep secret from the rest of her quiet village, who fear anyone different. But when her best friend is accused of murder and thrown in prison, Peggy realises she must use her abilities to save Sally—and solve the case. Travelling to her uncle's psychic emporium, she finds herself surrounded by new friends, new enemies...and new spirits.

Ob "GRUBLIGEI" (ganz klar: GRrauenhaft Unbesiegbarer BLItzGEIst) oder SPUMIDUV (logisch: SPUk MIt DUnkler Vergangenheit) - vor den drei Gespensterjägern Hedwig Kümmelsaft, Tom Tomsky und Hugo müssen sich auch die fürchterlichsten Geister in Acht nehmen. In ihrem neuen Abenteuer verschlägt es die erfahrene Hedwig mit ihren treuen Assistenten in die Burg Dusterberg zu Krötenstein, wo eine schon lange verstorbene Baronin ihr Unwesen treibt.

Eigentlich ist Robert ein ganz normaler Junge. Wäre da nicht der Umstand, dass er in einer Geisterfamilie lebt. Was ihn immer wieder in... nun ja... erklärungsbedürftige Situationen bringt, denn natürlich darf niemand davon erfahren. Aber mittlerweile hat Robert einigermaßen Übung darin, nicht aufzufliegen und seine Familie zu schützen. Doch dann häufen sich auf einmal die merkwürdigen Vorfälle und schnell ist klar: Irgendetwas geht hier nicht mit rechten Dingen zu.

Every night after closing, someone—or something—has been rearranging all the books in the Maple Hollow Library. But this isn't your typical ghost story. When young paranormal investigator Spenser discovers that a lonely spirit has been trying to help children find the perfect books, she faces her most heartwarming mystery yet. Adelaide Morrison was a devoted teacher in life, and in death, she's still trying to match kids with the stories that will capture their imaginations.