The Ghost in the Big Brass Bed vs The Midnight Horse: Which Should You Read?

Cover of The Ghost in the Big Brass Bed The Ghost in the Big Brass Bed Bruce Coville · 1991 185 pages · ≈ 3 h 26 m · Light

Nina Tanleven, six grader, and her best friend, Chris discover the tower room with its big brass bed and grieving little girl ghost.

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Cover of The Midnight Horse The Midnight Horse Sid Fleischman · 1990 ★★★★☆ 3.8 84 pages · ≈ 1 h 33 m · Light

Touch enlists the help of The Great Chaffalo, a ghostly magician, to thwart his great-uncle's plans to put Touch into the orphan house and swindle The Red Raven Inn away from Miss Sally.

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The Ghost in the Big Brass BedThe Midnight Horse
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Editions 12 15
Wikipedia attention — 422
Pages 185 84

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