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Out of the wild night a ghost story

Mary W. Chase died on Nantucket Island just over one hundred years ago, but she is still there, in the house she once lived in, and she wants to keep it that way-- but first she must somehow contact a group of children who are interested in preserving historic homes on the island.

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Main Author: Balliett, Blue, 1955- (Author)
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Scholastic Press, [2018]
Edition:First edition.
Subjects:
Haunted houses > Juvenile fiction.
Historic preservation > Juvenile fiction.
Nantucket Island (Mass.) > Juvenile fiction.
Ghosts > Juvenile fiction.
Ghost stories > Juvenile.
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Summary:Mary W. Chase died on Nantucket Island just over one hundred years ago, but she is still there, in the house she once lived in, and she wants to keep it that way-- but first she must somehow contact a group of children who are interested in preserving historic homes on the island.
Item Description:"A ghost story"--Cover.
Physical Description:291 pages, 6 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 22 cm
ISBN:9780545867566
0545867568
Author Notes:Blue Balliett was born in New York City in 1955. She received a degree in art history from Brown University. After graduating, she moved to Nantucket Island, Massachusetts and wrote two books of ghost stories. She eventually moved to Chicago and taught third grade at the University of Chicago Laboratory Schools. Her first children's book, Chasing Vermeer, won the 2005 Edgar Award in the Best Juvenile category. Her other works include The Wright 3 (2006), The Calder Game (2008), and The Danger Box (2010).

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