The Ghost in the Big Brass Bed vs The seer of shadows: 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 seer of shadows The seer of shadows Avi · 1772 ★★★★☆ 3.9 208 pages · ≈ 3 h 51 m · Challenging

In New York City in 1872, fourteen-year-old Horace, a photographer's apprentice, becomes entangled in a plot to create fraudulent spirit photographs, but when Horace accidentally frees the real ghost of a dead girl bent…

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The Ghost in the Big Brass BedThe seer of shadows
Hardcover — 2.5 (4)
Apple Books — 4.5 (17)

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The Ghost in the Big Brass BedThe seer of shadows
Ratings — 17
Editions 12 8
Pages 185 208

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