The Golden Ghost

April 1, 2011

Gr 2-3-Bauer takes readers on an exciting fantasy mystery. Friends Delsie and Todd are bored over Labor Day weekend until they sneak inside an empty house and discover that something strange is going on. As the plot unravels, Delsie, who has always wanted a dog, feels and eventually sees a canine ghost. From that point on, readers will be kept on the edge of their seats. Ferguson's charcoal illustrations bring an old-fashioned charm to this easy chapter book.-Nancy Mackenzie, Ithan Elementary School Library, Bryn Mawr, PA

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March 15, 2011
Grades 2-4 Soon-to-be-fourth-grader Delsie longs for a dog and doesnt believe in ghosts. Then, while exploring a long-abandoned house with her friend Todd, she feels the touch of unseen soft fur, and as whats invisible becomes visible, she starts wondering if ghosts, specifically ghost dogs, do exist. The fourth book in Bauers series that began with The Blue Ghost (2005) intersperses Delsies story with that of the ghost dog and her past companion, a bristly homeless man who grieves the dogs passing. Accessible and absorbing, this shivery title, illustrated with the occasional sensitive drawing, ably combines supernatural mystery and a sympathetic story of loss and connection.(Reprinted with permission of Booklist, copyright 2011, American Library Association.)