| The Spirit of Cattail County Contributor(s): Piontek, Victoria (Author) |
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ISBN: 1338167057 ISBN-13: 9781338167054 Publisher: Scholastic Press OUR PRICE: $15.29 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: May 2018 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Ghost Stories - Juvenile Fiction | Paranormal, Occult & Supernatural - Juvenile Fiction | Mysteries, Espionage, & Detective Stories |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 2017049089 |
| Lexile Measure: 770 |
| Physical Information: 1.2" H x 5.5" W x 8.3" (0.80 lbs) 288 pages |
| Themes: - Demographic Orientation - Rural - Topical - Friendship - Demographic Orientation - Small Town |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 196509 Reading Level: 5.2 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 8.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: A heart-expanding, magical debut from one of the most exciting new voices in the grand tradition of southern literature.Sparrow doesn't have many friends. Some kids believe her house near the swamp is haunted. Others think there's something unusual about her. But Sparrow's not lonely -- she has a best friend who's always with her. He sits with Sparrow on her porch swing. He makes her smile by playing pranks in church. Yet Sparrow is the only one who can see him . . . because the Boy is a ghost. So when her mama passes away, Sparrow doesn't give up hope. After all, if the Boy can linger after death, then surely Mama can return as well. But the Boy has a secret of his own, one that Sparrow will need to uncover before the ghost will lead her to Mama. To solve the mystery, Sparrow joins forces with some unlikely allies -- Maeve and Johnny, siblings from a family of town outcasts --and Elena, a visiting child fortune-teller.With its loving depiction of small town life, and characters who feel like old friends, this magical debut will enchant you, dazzle you. . . and make you feel at home. |