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The Ghost, the White House and Me
What if your mom was President? After their mother's inauguration, two sisters find out that the White House may be haunted. Could Abraham Lincoln's spirit really be lingering in the Lincoln bedroom?
Hardcover, 153 pages
Published
October 30th 2007
by Holiday House
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no rating lol it was horrible
I would recommend this book to all the people who like very exiting mysteries. My favorite character in this book is a young girl named KayKay Granger. Because she is like the main character in the book. But my least favorite character is a young boy named Borden Williamson because he gets into peoples nerves. But if this book was made into a movie I would like to play Borden Williamson even if he does get into peoples nerves. The portion of that captive my attention the most is the part that it...more
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Kay-Kay and Annie Granger are the daughters of Margaret Granger, president of the United States. They, of course, are all living together in The White House with 'first husband' dad, a Harvard professor. Kay-Kay is a mystery writer in the making and is trying to get some historical facts to use in her novel. She hears that Abraham Lincoln has haunted The White House once or twice. She begs her mom to let Annie and her sleep in Lincoln's bedroom for a night. Mom refuses, but conveniently allows U...more
I read the book The Ghost, the White House, and Me. This book is about two girls KayKay and Annie Granger, whose mom just got elected president. They were living a normal happy life then all the sudden their mom is president. At first when they arrive KayKay is having some trouble adjusting to her new life in the White House. Could it be because she gets everything she wants or is it because her mom doesn't have time for fun anymore?
KayKay loves to write mysteries and is alw...more
KayKay loves to write mysteries and is alw...more
What would it be like to live in the White House and have your mom as the president? Kate's mom is two presidents after Obama. It's a cute story. We chose it because it won a Virginia book award and William needed one of those for his 4th grade book report. The author explores the feelings of the children as they deal with a busy mom who doesn't have much time for them, secret service agents who are always around, and meeting important people. The pranks, tension about ghosts were well desc...more
I wish I could rate a book 2 1/2 stars. This book was cute, but didn't wow me. I honestly expected more from it considering the author is Judith St. George. I did like the fact that there were some history facts thrown in with this otherwise fluffy plot.
I really liked this book. My teacher wanted me to read something else then a dog book so I picked a mystory. Every chapter ends with a surprise so you always want to read on.
This is a really good book! It's all about the presidents daughter who thinks that there is a ghost somewhere in the White House and they go searching for it.
I'm so glad I re-read this book and am able to GoodReads it! What a great story. There is a lot of history in it, as well as learning about the White House and Presidency in modern times. The ending is fantastic! Enough of a mystery to give me chills.
A light middle grade read about the two young daughters of a female president and their amusing pranks in the White House.
This was a great book. You can learn a few things and this book will twist in unexpected ways. Over all it was interesting and surprising.
My 10 year old recommended this book to me. It was a fun read. Little bit of history, whole lot of fun.
AWESOMELY AWESOME BOOK!!!! VERY HIGHLY RECOMMENDED BUT NOT AS GOOD AS TWIGLIGHT
KayKay Granger is not thrilled at first to be living in the White House, now that her mother has been elected president of the United States. But when she finds out about the possibility that her new home is haunted, she decides to investigate further. A cute story, despite a couple leaps of logic and a plot hole or two (like KayKay's wondering/realization that her nerdy classmate might be dyslexic -- a bit of a stretch given her age and her having only seen him on a couple occassions). I like t...more
To childish
trust me..not scary
pretty good book.
a great mystery with a hint of comedy
A great mystery for younger kids. KayKay is the daughter of the President, her mom. KayKay and her sister Annie have just moved into the White House and are still getting used to all the legends and ghost stories. One in particular, that Lincoln's ghost haunts his room, has KayKay curious and adventurous. She persuades her mom to let her and her sister sleep in Lincoln's bedroom. Is the White House haunted like the legends say or is it all a myth?
This book was disappointing. I thought there would be more historic content. It was really a book about sibling rivalry and needing a mom who was too busy for the kids.
3rd/4th grade book. During this year of elections, this book will be interesting to kids because it gives them an insight into the White House and what it is like to be White House Kids. KayKay and her sister want to sleep in Lincoln's bedroom to see Lincoln's ghost but Madame President won't let her daughters sleep there. Can the daughters figure out a plan to see the ghost?
Brooke
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5th graders or people who like mystery
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nobody i picked it out
i loved this book it was really good. you will like this book if you like mystery books. it is about a girl named kay kay. well her mom is the new president and now they live in the white house.she heared about a curse that abraham lincoln was alive at night . so they slept there and... you have to read the book to find out!
i recomennd this book for 5th graders!
i recomennd this book for 5th graders!
this is such a great book i think people that like mysteries will like this book.
Good mystery/ghost story for 3rd-5th graders. Kay Kay lives in the White House because her mom is president. Kay Kay and her sister want to spend the night in the Lincoln bedroom to find out if it is really haunted by Lincolns ghost. In the end, they certainly end up finding a haunting surprise.
You know iread alot of books but this one i just didn't realy care for im not saying it was bad itwas just not the book for me.
Does Lincoln haunt the Lincoln bedroom? The daughters of the female President of the United States want to find out.
Great for kids, but not MY favorite. I did enjoy the presidential trivia tidbits that pepper the story.
Not a bad little story, quick easy reading for the mystery and suspense fans.
i like it because its different i haven't hered a book like this its ariganall
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