Amber Cat (First Book) vs The Ghost Belonged to Me: Which Should You Read?

Cover of Amber Cat (First Book) Amber Cat (First Book) Hilary McKay · 1995 ★★★★☆ 3.8 134 pages · ≈ 2 h 29 m · Light

While recovering from chicken pox, Robin and his friends are drawn into his mother's story about the adventures she and her friends had years ago with an unusual girl who mysteriously appeared on the nearby beach.

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Cover of The Ghost Belonged to Me The Ghost Belonged to Me Richard Peck · 1975 ★★★★☆ 4.4 183 pages · ≈ 3 h 23 m · Light

In this story set in 1913, Blossom Culp, Alexander Armsworth, adventurer Miles Armsworth, and Blossom's spiritualist mother set out to exorcise a ghost.

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Amber Cat (First Book)The Ghost Belonged to Me
Hardcover 5.0 (1) 4.3 (7)
Apple Books — 5.0 (23)

Reception

Amber Cat (First Book)The Ghost Belonged to Me
Ratings 1 23
Editions 8 19
Film adaptations — 1
Wikipedia attention — 297
Pages 134 183

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