The Ghost of Lizard Light - Hardcover

Elvira Woodruff

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0679892818 ISBN 13: 9780679892816

Publisher: Knopf Books for Young Readers, 1999

Synopsis

Fourth-grader Jack Newton is miserable: his family is moving across the country and he might never see Iowa--or his best friend--again. But Jack can't help but cheer up when he sees his new home: an old lighthouse keeper's lodge, right on the edge of the Atlantic Ocean. As it turns out, there's another 10-year-old boy who calls the lighthouse home--and he materializes in Jack's room one foggy night. He's a ghost! After Jack's terror subsides, he listens to Nathaniel's tale of the shipwreck that cost him his life...and of the mystery surrounding his father's death. Can Jack help the ghost discover the truth about his dad and that stormy night long ago? This haunting middle-grade ghost story from the acclaimed author of Dear Levi and Dear Austin will have reluctant readers and mystery fans racing to uncover this 150-year-old secret.

About this title

From the Back Cover:

"Kids will appreciate the idea of being chummy with a ghost, and they’ll revel in wondering if he’s real or not." — The Bulletin

"An engrossing tale." — School Library Journal

About the Author:

Elvira Woodruff lives in Martins Creek, Pennsylvania.
Elaine Clayton lives in Ossining, N.Y.

About this edition

• Publisher: Knopf Books for Young Readers
• Publication date: 1999
• ISBN 10: 0679892818
• ISBN 13: 9780679892816
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 176
• Illustrator: Elaine Clayton