The Red Ghost (Stepping Stone Chapter Books) (A Stepping Stone Book(TM))

by Marion Dane Bauer

Peter Ferguson (Illustrator)

After Jenna gives her little sister an old doll dressed in red velvet as a birthday present, the occurrence of some very disturbing events make Jenna suspect the doll might be possessed.

• ISBN10: 0375840818
• ISBN13: 9780375840814
• Publish Date: 16 April 2008
• Publish Status: Remaindered
• Publish Country: US
• Imprint: Random House Books for Young Readers
• Format: Hardcover
• Pages: 86
• Language: English

Reviews

[Silvara]

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Technically a series, but each book deals with different characters and different ghosts. This was actually creepier than I had expected for a kids book. Not too much so, but the creepiness factor was definitely there. It probably doesn't help that I have a porcelain doll that has an outfit very similar to the one in this book!

I liked how the kids discovered there was something not quite right about the doll. And how each of them had a slightly different experience, even if the voice was eventually a shared one. We do get to find out who was possessing the doll, but not the how.

I liked that the ghost didn't want to hurt the kids, and the illustrations helped to set the mood. If you're looking for a good ghost story to read during October, that isn't too scary but also isn't fluffy, you should try this one.

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