| Steinbeck's Ghost Contributor(s): Buzbee, Lewis (Author) |
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ISBN: 0312602111 ISBN-13: 9780312602116 Publisher: St. Martins Press-3PL OUR PRICE: $17.99 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: March 2010 Annotation: Buzbee delivers a satisfying mystery that involves a boy who loves books, a library threatened with closing, and, quite possibly, the ghost of the writer John Steinbeck. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Books & Libraries - Juvenile Fiction | Mysteries, Espionage, & Detective Stories - Juvenile Fiction | Fantasy & Magic |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Lexile Measure: 780 |
| Physical Information: 0.9" H x 5.4" W x 8.4" (0.95 lbs) 368 pages |
| Themes: - Geographic Orientation - California - Cultural Region - Western U.S. - Cultural Region - West Coast |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 125751 Reading Level: 5.1 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 10.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: It's been two months since Travis's family moved from their shabby old house to a development so new that it seems totally unreal. There's one place, though, where Travis can still connect with his old life: the Salinas library. Travis and his family used to go there together every Saturday, but now he bikes to it alone, re-reading his favorite books: the works of John Steinbeck. Suddenly Travis is seeing Steinbeck's characters come to life. There's the homeless man in the alley behind the library, the boy who writes by night in an attic bedroom. Travis has met them before--as a reader. But how can they be here now? And why? |
Contributor Bio(s): Buzbee, Lewis: - Lewis Buzbee is a former bookseller and sales rep (for Chronicle Books), and the author of the acclaimed adult memoir, The Yellow-Lighted Bookshop, published by Graywolf Press in June 2006. A native Californian, he lives in San Francisco with his wife and daughter. He is the author of the children's books Steinbeck's Ghost, The Haunting of Charles Dickens, and Bridge of Time. |