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Sunday, March 25, 2012

A Ghost Tale for Christmas Time

Book Title: A Ghost Tale for Christmas Time
Author(s): Mary Pope Osborne
Illustrator/Photographer/ Artist: Sal Murdocca
Publisher: Random House Children’s Books
Copyright Date: 2010
Genre: Folktale
Brief Annotation: Jack and Annie are on another adventure. This mission this time sends them back in time to help the writer Charles Dickens. They see Charles has a mansion and everything he needs. Charles Dicken’s ends up having to rescue Jack and Annie from jail. That is when they discover his sad memories that haunt him. Mr. Dicken’s is ready to give up writing for good. Until Jack and Annie invent the idea of pretending to be the three well known ghosts from his Christmas Story.    
Your Rating (1-5) and Why: I rate this a five, it is a great blending of the story we know in The Magic Treehouse style I love.
Readers who will like this book: I think this is a good story for anyone two to adult.
Question to ask about this book before you read aloud: Do know any Magic Tree House books?
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