{"product_id":"pleasing-the-ghost-harper-trophy-9780064406864","title":"Pleasing the Ghost (Harper Trophy)","description":"\u003cp\u003eNewbery Medal winner and master storyteller Sharon Creech spins a wonderfully funny and tender tale.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs nine-year-old Dennis confronts the ghost of his uncle Arvie, Arvie's eccentric antics and wonderful wordplay keep the reader laughing. But at its tender heart, the story reveals the holes left in our lives when we lose the ones we love.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEver since nine-year-old Dennis's dad died, a veritable parade of ghosts has been passing through his bedroom. When the ghost of his uncle Arvie blows into his room on a warm breeze, Dennis isn't surprised, but Uncle Arvie is the first ghost who wants something from Dennis.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDennis would love to help Uncle Arvie, but he can't quite understand what Uncle Arvie is asking for. What, for example, is \"Fraggle pin Heartfoot a wig pasta\"? Dennis has to find out, because this is one ghost who isn't going to leave until he gets what he came for.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUncle Arvie's antics and Dennis's attempts to please his ghost form the heart of this touching story.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSchuett, Stacey:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eStacey Schuett's artwork graces numerous picture books, including the I Can Read Book \u003cem\u003eForest\u003c\/em\u003e by Laura Godwin and her own Somewhere in theWorld Right Now, a Reading Rainbow Book. Ms. Schuett lives in Sebastopol, California.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eCreech, Sharon:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eSharon Creech has written twenty-one books for young people and is published in over twenty languages. Her books have received awards in both the U.S. and abroad, including the Newbery Medal for\u003cem\u003e Walk Two Moons\u003c\/em\u003e, the Newbery Honor for\u003cem\u003e The Wanderer\u003c\/em\u003e, and Great Britain's Carnegie Medal for \u003cem\u003eRuby Holler\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBefore beginning her writing career, Sharon Creech taught English for fifteen years in England and Switzerland. She and her husband now live in Maine, \"lured there by our grandchildren,\" Creech says.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ewww.sharoncreech.com\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"HarperCollins","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50647424565522,"sku":"9780064406864","price":5.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_b4fde243-79b9-4519-aded-1be80d550f12.jpg?v=1734799627","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/pleasing-the-ghost-harper-trophy-9780064406864","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}