18 books like Sweet whispers, Brother Rush
The Ghost Belonged to Me
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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Christina's Ghost
Christina's summer in a spooky, isolated Victorian house with her grumpy uncle turns into a ghostly adventure.
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The ghost wore gray
Nina ("Nine") Tanleven and her best buddy Chris Gurley are having a hard time. The play that led to them meeting a ghost and unraveling a mystery has ended. Now the rest of the summer looms ahead, looking dull after their great adventure.Luckily, Nine's dad gets a job designing the restoration of an old – and distressingly run down – hotel in the Catskill Mountains. Nine and Chris are more than…
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Alice in April
While trying to survive seventh grade, Alice discovers that turning thirteen will make her the Woman of the House at home, so she starts a campaign to get more appreciated for taking care of her father and older brother.
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Remember me 3
Someone did not like Shari Cooper writing her stories.
Shari Cooper had died once, and then returned to earth as a Wanderer - a soul who had been given permission to take the place of another soul in a mature body. Shari has regained her memory of her previous life. More than that, she has realized her purpose in returning to mortal life. To write stories for young people to help them understand…
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Twisted
High school senior Tyler Miller used to be the kind of guy who faded into the background—average student, average looks, average dysfunctional family. But since he got busted for doing graffiti on the school, and spent the summer doing outdoor work to pay for it, he stands out like you wouldn't believe. His new physique attracts the attention of queen bee Bethany Milbury, who just so happens to…
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The Headless Ghost
Everyone knows about Hill House. It's the biggest tourist attraction in town. That's because it's haunted. Haunted by the ghost of a thirteen-year-old boy. A boy with no head! Duane and Stephanie love Hill House. It's dark. And creepy. And totally scary. Still, they've never actually seen the ghost. Until the night they decide to go on a search. A search for his head...
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The house of the nightmare, and other eerie tales
CONTENTS:
1 - FROM IMAGINATION
The House Of The Nightmare by Edward Lucas White
The Hauntings At Thorhallstead by Allen French
His Own Number by William Croft Dickinson
Gabriel-Ernest by Saki
Hand In Glove by Elizabeth Bowen
Mr. Fox (traditional english tale) by Anonymous
Curfew by L.M. Boston
John Bartine's Watch by Ambrose Bierce
The Monkey's Paw by W.W.Jacobs
My Grandfather, Hendry Watty by…
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Gus was a friendly ghost
A ghost and a mouse have a summer house all to themselves while the folks are away for the winter.
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The earth, my butt, and other big, round things
Feeling like she does not fit in with the other members of her family, who are all thin, brilliant, and good-looking, fifteen-year-old Virginia tries to deal with her self-image, her first physical relationship, and her disillusionment with some of the people closest to her.
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Chitty-Chitty-Bang-Bang, the magical car
Two children persuade their father, an inventor, to purchase and restore an old car which turns out to have magical powers.
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The Dark-Thirty: Southern Tales of the Supernatural
A collection of ghost stories with African American themes, designed to be told during the Dark Thirty--the half hour before sunset--when ghosts seem all too believable.
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Chains
If an entire nation could seek its freedom, why not a girl?
As the Revolutionary War begins, thirteen-year-old Isabel wages her own fight...for freedom. Promised freedom upon the death of their owner, she and her sister, Ruth, in a cruel twist of fate become the property of a malicious New York City couple, the Locktons, who have no sympathy for the American Revolution and even less for Ruth…
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Missing the Piano
When Mike's mother and sister go on tour with "Les Miserables," Mike's father and his new wife enroll Mike in St. Matthew's Military Academy where, facing brutality and ignorance, he learns to survive.
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The Ghost in the Big Brass Bed
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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Ninth Ward
"En Louisiane, tout le monde croit aux esprits. Lanesha, elle, a le don de les voir. "Tu es comme moi, ma chérie, tu as un don de double vue ", lui a expliqué Mama Ya-Ya, la sage-femme qui l'a recueillie à sa naissance. Mama Ya-Ya savait qu'un ouragan approchait, bien avant que la radio et la télévision n'en parlent. Les dégâts seront incommensurables, répète le présentateur. Tous les habitants…
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Ghost Stories
An illustrated collection of scary stories.
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The Time of the Ghost
From Publishers Weekly
Published in Great Britain in 1981 and available here for the first time, this gripping novel serves up often giddily hilarious fantasy that nonetheless deals unflinchingly with some ugly issues. At least twice in the course of the multi-layered narrative, the heroine has not the faintest idea who she is?a powerful metaphor for the novel's underlying theme of alienation…
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