Princess For a Week - Softcover

Wright, Betty Ren

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0823421112 ISBN 13: 9780823421114

Publisher: Holiday House, 2007

Synopsis

When a confident girl named Princess arrives to spend a week at Roddy's house, she encourages him to help her investigate the suspicious activities happening at a supposedly haunted house.

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About the Author

Betty Ren Wright is the author of many popular books for children, including the best-selling The Dollhouse Murders, which won nine state awards, and Christina's Ghost, which won seven state awards. She lives in Wisconsin, where this story is set.

From Booklist

Gr. 3-5. In this short thriller by the author of The Dollhouse Murders (1983) and many others, Wright calls into play the children's mystery trifecta: kids, ghosts, and a creepy old house. Just when Roddy is worried sick about his dad, a soldier in Afghanistan, his mother agrees to look after an extremely bossy girl, Princess. When the adventure-seeking guest notices suspicious activity at an abandoned house, Roddy wants to steer clear; his best friend's eccentric uncle Ring, who claims to see spirits, says the place harbors "the worst kind of ghost." Undaunted, Princess engineers stakeouts that lead to a scary climax, which involves flesh-and-blood thieves but doesn't completely rule out the possibility of ghostly doings. Despite a plot that feels dated, it's hard to argue with Wright's blend of shivery suspense and realism. Roddy's caution and Princess' bravado seem realistically rooted in their respective family situations. Occasional full-page illustrations capture the spooky moments better than the jacket artwork, which, like the humdrum title, gives little hint of the excitement within. Jennifer Mattson
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About this edition

• Publisher: Holiday House
• Publication date: 2007
• ISBN 10: 0823421112
• ISBN 13: 9780823421114
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 32
• Illustrator: Rogers Jacqueline