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Ivy and Bean and the Ghost That Had to Go (Ivy & Bean #2)
Best friends Ivy and Bean are back and looking for adventure in the second installment of this engaging new series. This time they've made an amazing discoverya ghost in the school bathroom Ivy and Bean can see its cloudy form and its glowing eyes. They can hear its moaning voice. This is the best thing that ever happened at schooluntil the teachers find out. Now Ivy and ...more
Paperback, 136 pages
Published
July 5th 2007
by Chronicle Books
(first published March 1st 2006)
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I read the first book in the series for fun over the summer and since I enjoyed it so much I chose to read the second installment as my transitional reader book. The series follows two girls who are very different but still best friends, Ivy and Bean. They do have one very similar interest though and that is their love for mischief. In this book Ivy discovers a ghost in the girls bathroom at their school. She of course immediately tells Bean so that they can f...more
I read the first book in the series for fun over the summer and since I enjoyed it so much I chose to read the second installment as my transitional reader book. The series follows two girls who are very different but still best friends, Ivy and Bean. They do have one very similar interest though and that is their love for mischief. In this book Ivy discovers a ghost in the girls bathroom at their school. She of course immediately tells Bean so that they can f...more
Fran and I blew through this next installment in the Ivy and Bean series. Definitely better than the first one - I like Ivy's imagination and their friendship is fun. I don't like the senseless cruelty Bean shows her sister Nancy. I understand that sibling enmity can get intense, but I don't feel like we've seen enough of Nancy at all to warrant the cruel things that Bean says about her sister. Also, I don't entirely believe that Bean would be like that all the time to her sister. There's someth...more
Neither the character development nor the illustrations were quite as compelling as in the first book, but it remains head and shoulders better than those beginning-chapter book standbys, Magic Tree House and Junie B. Jones. Volume 2 does benefit from having a boy character appearing periodically, but the series probably remains too feminine with the partially pink cover to convince many boys to try it, which will certainly be their loss. Ivy and Bean remain two wonderful kids who overflow wi...more
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This is my second Ivy and Bean book (read book 1). Best friends Ivy and Bean have discovered a ghost in their school bathroom.
It was a cute read. I read it to my 6 year old niece (her choice). And she seemed to like it.
It was a bit of an odd topic for a children's book (ghost and graves under the school). Also the kids do potions and spells again (I found this was sort of odd in book 1 too).
But it's all in good fun. And the book is funny. These two...more
So I'm going through all of my quick-reads books that I have on my shelf because I've been buying so much lately I need to make room.
I like these Ivy & Bean books. They've got that whole good friends letting their imagination run wild and let's see what happens thing going on. For instance here in the second book of the series, Ivy and Bean have to expel a ghost that's haunting the girl's bathroom. The ghost was first discovered by Ivy when she was with Bean and two other girls,...more
I like these Ivy & Bean books. They've got that whole good friends letting their imagination run wild and let's see what happens thing going on. For instance here in the second book of the series, Ivy and Bean have to expel a ghost that's haunting the girl's bathroom. The ghost was first discovered by Ivy when she was with Bean and two other girls,...more
Summery: Ivy started a rumor that there was a ghost in the girls bathroom to deflect the fact that she didn’t know how to do a cart wheel. She convinced the entire school and the children were afrad to use the bathroom. When their teacher heard of the ghost she told Ivy the ghost story had to go! SO Ivy and Bean made a magic potion to rid the ghost of the school bathroom.
*Have children write their own “Sam” books where he gets into trouble.
*Drawing pictures of Sam getting in tro...more
*Have children write their own “Sam” books where he gets into trouble.
*Drawing pictures of Sam getting in tro...more
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Cute chapter book about two girls with a lot of imagination. I worried that it might scare my daughter because it was about a ghost in the school bathroom - no worry though - very light. I did have to reword a little of the name-calling.
Emily (6 1/2): It was really funny because they thought there was a ghost. It was kind of funny when they flushed stuff down the toilet and it clogged it. Water went everywhere and went on the mean lady's shoes. Read it - especially children.
Emily (6 1/2): It was really funny because they thought there was a ghost. It was kind of funny when they flushed stuff down the toilet and it clogged it. Water went everywhere and went on the mean lady's shoes. Read it - especially children.
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I was very disturbed about the story discussing graves under schools and ghosts that were miserable, sad, etc. Not exactly what I would call uplifting and appropriate reading for a my daugher who is 7 years old. Call me old fashioned (which is an oxymoron because I tend to me quite progressive) but this is just not something I want my little girl reading and I just threw it in the trash. Next time maybe I should read each book I buy for her ahead of time.
I can't believe I missed reviewing this book. It's one of my favorite Ivy & Bean books. The lovely pun-ny title is enough to make you laugh. Ivy and Bean inadvertently start the rumor that the girl's bathroom is haunted. So, of course, none of the girls can use it any more, so, the ghost has to go. And Ivy and Bean are just the people to preform the magic involved in making the ghost go away. Fun from start to finish.
For all those readers who want to go beyond a young kindergarten and first grade heroine, this is perfect. Ivy and Bean, second graders, manage to capture the attention and support of the reader. You’re sure to recognize students you know, and just possibly some fellow coworkers among the adults that make guest appearances in the story. The pictures sprinkled throughout enable the imagination to take flight.
Quinn read the first book in this series himself and really liked it, so he chose this one as our read-aloud. The characters and story are cute and the story is funny. I thought there'd be some sort of conclusion at the end of the story, or more explanation of what happened, but I guess not. (Don't hold it against the book that I fell asleep one night reading it aloud. I'm tired this time of year.)
Ivy and Bean are second graders with a penchant for trouble. One day at lunch/recess, Ivy spies a mist surrounding girls leaving the girls restroom. She and Bean determine the restroom must be haunted. Soon the entire school is afraid to use that particular restroom. It is up to Ivy and Bean to make that ghost leave.
Very cute! Would make a good read-aloud for teachers and parents of 1st and 2nd graders.
Very cute! Would make a good read-aloud for teachers and parents of 1st and 2nd graders.
The best part of this series is the way Barrows takes quite innocent (to an adult) problems and gives them all the weight that they carry in the mind of a 7-year-old. This book was a brilliant addition to a fabulous series. And the solution to the ghost problem is executed very well, with just the right mix of imagination, reality, and childlike spin.
I thought this book was inappropriate for the 1st and 2nd grade reader. In this book Ivy and Bean think there is a ghost in the school bathroom and the spot on floor is a portal to the underworld. I think that this book could scare some younger kids because the book never addresses that there really was not a ghost in the bathroom. Didn't like this one.
Ivy and Bean are best friends. They shouldn't be but are. Ivy is very quiet and always knows the right answers. Bean is loud, talks alot, and fidgets. They "see" a ghost in the outdoor bathrooms at school. Of course, everyone in their class hears and they get in trouble. They decide they must send the ghost back to it's grave.
The second installment was equally as cute as the first. Ivy and Bean on an adventure to 'expel' a ghost from school. Getting caught because of chatty school kids, more magic potions from the lab, and sneaky midnight hair trimmings are only a portion of what these two get themselves into.
Recommend without restriction!
Recommend without restriction!
I think it was a good book. This book is about a ghost that is haunting the bathroom and Ivy an Bean are trying to make it go back into it's world. they also bring little presents and flush them down the toilet to the ghost. I can't tell you how they made the ghost dissapear you will have to read the book yourself.
Kelly
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I'm starting to get why Ivy + Bean books are popular. The characters are drawn like their personalities and I can completely imagine this story happening in an elementary school. I like how the author takes one random story that could happen in a week at a school and makes a book out of it. Very realistic.
Love these characters and the expressions of the characters as illustrated. The text and illustrations really work well together in this series, and these two girls are so realistically drawn. In this one, Ivy suspects a ghost in the school bathroom, so she and Bean work up a potion to get rid of it.
2nd in the series, it continues the hijinks and adventures of the two best friends. Their classmates and family members are fleshed out alittle more as well. This time Ivy and Bean convince their schoolmates that there is a ghost in the girls bathroom. Funny, recommend for Junie B Jones grads.
Gr. K-3 (2nd book in series)
Ivy and Bean are opposites.Ivy (the quietest kid in the class) makes up a story that a ghost lives in the girls bathroom. All of the kids in school believe the story. Ivy & Bean make up a potion to make the ghost go away. Toilet delimma - call the custodian!!
Ivy and Bean are opposites.Ivy (the quietest kid in the class) makes up a story that a ghost lives in the girls bathroom. All of the kids in school believe the story. Ivy & Bean make up a potion to make the ghost go away. Toilet delimma - call the custodian!!
This book is awesome because it's about two girls who didn't like each other at first, but they became fast friends once they noticed how much they both liked each other! Now that they have their second book out, you follow their realist troubles and achievments.
Cute story about quiet Ivy and boisterous Bean who discover a ghost in the school bathroom! They enjoy the intrigue, but their 2nd grade teacher tells them she doesn't want to hear about it again. Can Ivy's magic potions make the ghost return to its grave?
I read the first half with my 6-year-old, but she finished it herself before I could. I had no major objections to the half I read, although to enjoy these you can't be squeamish about kids playing imaginary games of the supernatural sort (i.e., pretending there are ghosts, pretending to do spells). Surprisingly, these things don't bother me. The three stars are courtesy of my daughter who really enjoyed the book. She keeps asking to find more Ivy and Bean books at the library.
hey yall, shayla here,and I am going to tellu about the book i am reading and it is called "Ivy bean and the ghost that had to go. I have not finished this book but so far it is really good.
I thought the first one was funnier, but this one was still cute.
Ivy and Bean have set out to expel a ghost from the bathroom. There is a potion involved, and Ivy actually gets in trouble.
Ivy and Bean have set out to expel a ghost from the bathroom. There is a potion involved, and Ivy actually gets in trouble.
I love these girls! The fact that Bean eats "ice cream soup" at the end pretty much sums up everything about this series that is so perfect. Ivy + Bean are like a time machine back to second grade, for me.
Weird, but cute and my child liked it. I was a little baffled it never explained what the girls saw - was it their overactive imaginations, steam, one of those automatic air fresheners...?? I guess it doesn't matter since they accomplished their mission in their own way.
I loved the Ivy and Bean series because it told a story of two friends who had a great relationship and what they did together and how they weren't always friends.
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Annie grew up in Northern California, and graduated from the University of California at Berkeley, with a degree in Medieval History. Unable to find a job in the middle ages, she decided upon a career as an editor, eventually landing at Chronicle Books in San Francisco, where she was in charge of "all the books that nobody in their right mind would publish." After earning an M.F.A. in Cr...more
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