{"product_id":"the-ghost-of-cutler-creek-9780312629670","title":"The Ghost of Cutler Creek","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe third book about \"ghost magnet\" Allie Nichols, age 11, who this time is contacted by the restless spirit of a dog. Once again, she shares her ghostly adventure with her best friend, Dub, in this chilling installment, \u003ci\u003eThe Ghost of Cutler Creek.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAllie Nichols has hardly laid the last spirit to rest when she's sure that another one is trying to reach her. But how can Allie help a ghost who won't speak? All she has to go on is a sound--a sort of whine--and a smell. At the same time, a strange boy joins her sixth-grade class. Allie doesn't understand why L.J. Cutler would start a new school at the end of the year, or why he's such a surly kid. She wants nothing to do with him. Then Mr. Henry, a teacher she loves, asks Allie to dog-sit Hoover, his golden retriever, while he's away and to befriend L.J. over the summer. She's delighted to spend time with Hoover, but she hardly looks forward to visiting L.J. Cutler--until she discovers a connection between L.J., the ghost, and Hoover. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"As always, DeFelice tells a gripping, suspenseful story, keeping readers engaged with realistically depicted human as well as animal characters.\" --\u003ci\u003eThe Horn Book\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCynthia DeFelice\u003c\/b\u003e was the author of many bestselling titles for young readers, including the novels \u003ci\u003eWild Life\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Ghost of Cutler Creek\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSignal\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Missing Manatee\u003c\/i\u003e, as well as the picture books, \u003ci\u003eOne Potato, Two Potato\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eCasey in the Bath\u003c\/i\u003e. Her books were nominated for an Edgar Allan Poe Award and listed as American Library Association Notable Children's Books and Bank Street Best Children's Book of the Year, among numerous other honors. Cynthia was born in Philadelphia in 1951. As a child, she was always reading. Summer vacations began with a trip to the bookstore, where she and her sister and brothers were allowed to pick out books for their summer reading. \"To me,\" she said, \"those trips to the bookstore were even better than the rare occasions when we were given a quarter and turned loose at the penny-candy store on the boardwalk.\" Cynthia worked as a bookseller, a barn painter, a storyteller, and a school librarian. She and her husband lived in Geneva, New York. She died at age seventy-two in 2024.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"St. Martin's Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50872537645330,"sku":"9780312629670","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_28d5d653-fcae-4829-8a06-f1b0c4082acb.jpg?v=1737901085","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-ghost-of-cutler-creek-9780312629670","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}