Book
Ghost girl / Brooke Carter ; illustrated by Alyssa Waterbury.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781459836884 (pbk.)
- Physical Description: 97 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm.
- Publisher: [Victoria, B.C.] : Orca Book Publishers, 2023.
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| Subject: | Gender-nonconforming people > Juvenile fiction. Samhain > Juvenile fiction. Ghosts > Juvenile fiction. Grandmothers > Juvenile fiction. |
| Genre: | Paranormal fiction. |
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Available copies
- 2 of 2 copies available at Tsuga Consortium.
Holds
- 0 current holds with 2 total copies.
Other Formats and Editions
| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cookstown Branch | J FIC Carte | 31681030056436 | JFIC | Available | - |
| Lakeshore Branch | J FIC Carte | 31681030056428 | JFIC | Available | - |
- Baker & Taylor
During Samhain, 10-year-old Sly and their fortune-telling grandmother must solve a ghost girlâs riddles and puzzles to find a long-lost book of spells to save them from being stuck in an enchanted mirror forever. 5,000 first printing. Original. Illustrations. - Orca Book Publishers
Key Selling Points
- A lovely story about family and a child connecting with their grandmother during their parents' separation.
- The main character is nonbinary, which is secondary to the story.
- The main character learns to problem-solve and gains self-confidence and resilience.
- Instead of being set on Halloween, Ghost Girl is set during Samhain, the Gaelic festival marking the end of the harvest. It starts on October 31 and ends on November 1st.
- This is the first Orca Echoes from Brooke Carter, an author of many works of fiction for young readers.
- Contains 25 black-and-white illustrations.
Ten-year-old Sly is spending the weekend with their fortune-telling grandmother at the mysterious Madsen Mansion.
Itâs Samhain, a time when the spirits can cross over into the living world, and the old mansion has secrets whispering in the rafters and unused rooms. When Sly and their grandmother hear a voice calling, Sly unlocks a cabinet that reveals a ghost girl who is trapped in a mirror. Then they accidentally speak the words of the spell that enchanted the girl in the first place, and Sly and their grandmother risk being imprisoned in the mirror as well. With the clock ticking till the end of Samhain, itâs up to Sly to solve the ghostâs riddles and puzzles and locate a long-lost book of spells in hopes of freeing them all.
The epub edition of this title is fully accessible.
- Orca Book Publishers
In this partially illustrated early chapter book, ten-year-old nonbinary Sly works to solve riddles and locate the spell that can save them, their grandmother and a ghost girl from being stuck forever in an enchanted mirror.
