The Ghost of Fossil Glen
Author(s): Cynthia DeFelice
The Ghost of Fossil Glen gripping ghost story and murder mystery by a popular and highly regarded author.
Allie Nichols knows she's being pursued by a ghost. But her friend Karen calls her a liar and doesn't want to hear "stuff like that." It is Allie's old pal Dub who listens eagerly as Allie tells him about a voice that guides her safely down a steep cliff side, the face in her mind's eye of a girl who begs "Help me," and a terrible nightmare in which that girl falls to her death. Who is the girl? Is she the ghost? And what does the ghost want from Allie?
As Allie discovers that her role is to avenge a murder, she also learns something about friendship, false and true, in the latest chilling tale from best selling author Cynthia DeFelice.
Review(s):
“An imaginative and adventurous sixth grader makes a connection with the ghost of the victim of an unsolved murder and puts her own life in jeopardy to find the killer...Fans of ghost stories...will find this excellent book difficult to put down.” —Starred, School Library Journal
“[A] beautifully crafted thriller. . . . A dynamic page-turner that never gives readers the chance to become distracted or lose interest. It's another fine title from a fine author.” —Booklist
Winner Texas Bluebonnet Award, Minnesota Maud Hart Lovelace Book Award, Winner MN Maud Hart Lovelace Book Award, Long-listed School Library Best Books of the Year, School Library Journal Best Books of the Year
ISBN: 9780312602130