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The Bookstore Ghost

Part of Penguin Young Readers, Level 2

Author Barbara Maitland
Illustrated by Nadine Bernard Westcott
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$5.99 US
Penguin Young Readers
6"W x 9"H x 0.15"D   | 3 oz | 54 per carton
On sale Sep 01, 1998 | 32 Pages | 9780141300849
Age 6-7 years | Grades 1-2
Reading Level: Lexile 480L
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Mr. Brown sells ghost books in his bookstore. But mice are scaring away the customers! Mr. Brown tells his cat to catch the mice, but she has other plans. After all, a ghost bookstore should be scary. Of course, it will be even more scary when it has its own ghost . . .
Barbara Maitland is a children’s book author. Her works include The Bookstore Burglar and The Bookstore Ghost.  View titles by Barbara Maitland
Nadine Bernard Westcott has illustrated more than 100 books for young readers, including I Know an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly, Big Picnic, Down by the Bay, and Peanut Butter and Jelly, the latter of which she also wrote. Nadine lives in Nantucket, Massachusetts, and divides her time between illustrating and designing her own line of fabrics. View titles by Nadine Bernard Westcott

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Mr. Brown sells ghost books in his bookstore. But mice are scaring away the customers! Mr. Brown tells his cat to catch the mice, but she has other plans. After all, a ghost bookstore should be scary. Of course, it will be even more scary when it has its own ghost . . .

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Barbara Maitland is a children’s book author. Her works include The Bookstore Burglar and The Bookstore Ghost.  View titles by Barbara Maitland
Nadine Bernard Westcott has illustrated more than 100 books for young readers, including I Know an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly, Big Picnic, Down by the Bay, and Peanut Butter and Jelly, the latter of which she also wrote. Nadine lives in Nantucket, Massachusetts, and divides her time between illustrating and designing her own line of fabrics. View titles by Nadine Bernard Westcott

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