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Ghosthunters and the Incredibly Revolting Ghost (Ghosthunters #1)
Bestselling novelist and picture book author Funke now reaches a brand-new audience with a silly, spooky, illustrated series for early readers. Among her top sellers in Germany!
Nine-year-old Tom can't catch a break: He's a klutz, his sister Lola pretty much hates his guts, and--and this is a BIG "and"--he just found a ghost camping out in his cellar. Lucky for Tom his gran...more
Nine-year-old Tom can't catch a break: He's a klutz, his sister Lola pretty much hates his guts, and--and this is a BIG "and"--he just found a ghost camping out in his cellar. Lucky for Tom his gran...more
Hardcover, 144 pages
Published
August 1st 2006
by Chicken House
(first published 1993)
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I met Antje and Achim while touring the Scrips Hospital in San Diego, where we were to deliver our second children. During the tour we four of us talked a lot, and when we all got into the elevator to go up a floor and see the maternity wing, they told the tour guide that they had to go because they were running late to be somewhere else. We were at the back of the elevator, and Malcolm and I looked at each other as if checking to see that we both had felt this good connection with them, and in...more
Tom has discovered a ghost living in his basement. His family thinks he's crazy, but luckily for him his grandmother is best friends with Hetty, the world famous ghosthunter. But, when Tom finds out that the ghost living in his basement is just an ASG (averagely spooky ghost) and that it's living there because it got spooked out of its own house by an IRG (incredibly revolting ghost). The only way to get rid of the ASG is to take on the IRG and get rid of it once and for all. Tom is scared, but...more
Well that was interesting. The book was most certainly written for the audiences of those who have yet to have devolved body parts and have voiced drop. But still, I remember seeing these books in scholastic magazine, back in the day when my family used to actually order from it. I had always wanted to read them but was "too young" for them.
In this particular story, I liked the idea of having a ghost that is your best friend, despite being slimed and scared half to death all time.
In this litera...more
In this particular story, I liked the idea of having a ghost that is your best friend, despite being slimed and scared half to death all time.
In this litera...more
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Are you ready for some graveyard- digging fun? Well, then you should read Ghosthunters and the Incredibly Revolting Ghost! by Cornelia Funke. Now let's get to my summary!
Tom has a ghost in his cellar, but nobody believes him. Finally, Tom tells his grandma. His grandma has a friend named Hetty Hyssop, and she's Ghosthunter. Hetty can catch any ghost she sees!
The cellar ghost's name is Hugo. Hugo t...more
Are you ready for some graveyard- digging fun? Well, then you should read Ghosthunters and the Incredibly Revolting Ghost! by Cornelia Funke. Now let's get to my summary!
Tom has a ghost in his cellar, but nobody believes him. Finally, Tom tells his grandma. His grandma has a friend named Hetty Hyssop, and she's Ghosthunter. Hetty can catch any ghost she sees!
The cellar ghost's name is Hugo. Hugo t...more
This book took me right back to my childhood in Germany. Yes, our house had a cellar full of spiders (and monsters!) as well. And yes, no one would ever believe me they were there. There was no bigger punishment for me at the time than being sent to the cellar to get some bottles of water or juice. (Many Germans have a cellar in which they keep drinks, potatoes, apples - and anything else that needs cool storage.) So I had an immediate connection with Tom. Fortunately, he gets some help in hunti...more
I love it so far! I think that Lola is being a little mean and rude and should understand her brother. If I were in that cellar, I'd be scared too. Then agin, he is 9 yeras old, not 5. I think the author did a good job describing how Tom felt when the ghost caught him. I could almost fell the ghost cathing me! I hope the book gets better. I read on the back that Tom's grandma's friend is a famous ghosthunter. She sounds pretty cool.I think her name is Hetty Hyssop. She sounds wierd and cool at t...more
Nine year old Tom is kind of clumsy and his older sister isn't very nice to him and as if things couldn't get worse for Tom he finds something in the cellar of his family's house. What Tom finds is a ghost...Yes, a ghost and he's not sure what to do about it.
Tom decides to call his Grandmother, figuring she will know what to do. His Grandmother gives him the number of her friend, Hattie, who is a world famous ghost hunter.
Hattie teaches Tom how to get rid of the ghost in the cellar. Tom goes to...more
Tom decides to call his Grandmother, figuring she will know what to do. His Grandmother gives him the number of her friend, Hattie, who is a world famous ghost hunter.
Hattie teaches Tom how to get rid of the ghost in the cellar. Tom goes to...more
Tom discovers a ghost in their basement! and his family won't believe him! He still has to go to the basement for supplies and he's accused of making a mess in the basement and has mop. Tom's grandmother listens to him and suggests he visit a friend of hers, H. Hessip. It ends up the ghost - Hugo - was scared from his home by another ghost - a IRG - incredibly revolting ghost. HH is a ghost hunter and takes Tom on this ghostly adventure - really - Tom, the scardy cat about ghosts goes ghost hunt...more
This book has a special place in my heart, because this is the book that started me reading. I have read this book long time ago.
What i like:
1. Characters are great. They're funny and crazy, especially Hetty.
2. The story was griping for me when i was a kid.
3. Good book for kids who don't read, because this book helped me to start reading.
What i didn't like:
1. The book was too short.
In conclusion, the book is great for little kids. This book is easy to read and can make non-reader to reader.
What i like:
1. Characters are great. They're funny and crazy, especially Hetty.
2. The story was griping for me when i was a kid.
3. Good book for kids who don't read, because this book helped me to start reading.
What i didn't like:
1. The book was too short.
In conclusion, the book is great for little kids. This book is easy to read and can make non-reader to reader.
I received a recommendation to check this book out. I read it pretty quick and enjoyed it. Ms. Funke sets up a very creative, fun world full of ghosts and ghost hunting. There are different classifications of ghosts and different methods for handling each type. Some of it seems arbitrary such as the color red causing ghosts distress, but the way Funke works that into Hetty Hyssop's home adds a lot to character and setting while establishing a tool in the ghost-hunting arsenal. There's a bit of h...more
This is an early-reader's book. I read it outloud to my son as a Halloween selection. For a boy who does not like to read, he was pretty engrossed. We thought it was interesting and moved along quickly. Good connections between the humans and ghosts. Lots of humor. He could really feel for the young boy with the picky older sister who didn't believe him. The boy shows his bravery and saves the day. I would recommend this book for about 4th thru 7th graders.
This is an incredibly cute story that captivated not only my five and eight year-old, but also me. I honestly picked this audio book off the shelf because I saw that Cornelia Funke wrote it, I didn't even glance at the title until I got home. I popped it in the car for the kids to listen to, and they LOVED it! It's the cute story of Hugo, an ASG (Averagely Spooky Ghost) who gets run out of the house he's been haunting for the last 150 years by an IRG (Incredibly Revolting Ghost)and then takes ov...more
Aug 03, 2009
Anna
rated it
4 of 5 stars
·
review of another edition
Recommends it for:
Ages 6 and up
Shelves:
chapter-books,
ghosts-zombies
My son loved this book, but I bumped it down to 4 stars because I thought that some of the name calling was unnecessary, lots of names like stupid and idiot. On the plus side, the story is thrilling without being overly scary for younger reader. We listened to the audiobook on a road trip and it was highly entertaining. The man who does the reading does a great job with the different voices. Overall well worth the read/listen.
A nice little book. I got the second one as a small Halloween present so I bought this one on my Nook. It only took me a about three hours to read. I liked it. The characters were humorous and imaginative. I can't say much about it. It was a pretty basic story. time to crack open book two.
Great book for encouraging boys to read. The main character is a boy called Tom who's nine, which is great as my little boy is also called Tom and is eight! Useful as most boys know someone called Tom, and love ghost stories. This is well written, and not so scary as to give nightmares.
read this book a while ago, i liked it alot, but not enough to complete the series, tom is afraid of his basement, and when he finds that there is a ghost down there he freaks! but him and the ghost become friends when they both have an even bigger ghost problem on their hands.
Started reading this aloud to my 5 year old, but he lost interest (more appropriate for upper grades for sure). Anyway, my 9 year old grabbed it out of the library bag and proceeded to read it cover to cover, and has since finished the second one.
Cute idea.
Cute idea.
I actually listened to this while driving my commute this morning. Due to snow, the commute was an hour and forty minutes rather than 20 or 30. That said, this book made the time pass much more enjoyably than not having it to listen to.
I was actually disappointed with this book. It was not bad, but it was not was I was hoping for. I love her book "Inkheart." This simply was not up that high on the "great reading" scale. It is good for kiddos around third grade though. :)
I listened to this with my kids (7 & 11). They both enjoed the story and it was fun for me as well. I love that there are Averagely Scary Ghosts (ASG) as well as Incredibly Revolting Ghosts (IRG). It was a fun book.
I read this book because I love Cornelia Funke, and I couldn't find any other books by her. I had already read The Inkheart Trilogy, Dragon Rider, and Igraine the Brave. For a children's book, I found this extremely entertaining.
I just felt so-so about this one, so I quit listening to it. Had some impressive vocab words in it, though. I didn't like the whiney ghost and the other characters, either, but I think that kids would probably get it.
Mar 15, 2012
Matthew
rated it
3 of 5 stars
·
review of another edition
Shelves:
middle-grade-fantasy
This was another book by Cornelia Funke that I enjoyed quite a bit. What was different about this one was the lack of a lot of complications that can derail a book like that. Great for middle grade readers.
I was pleasantly surprised by this book. Great characters. Fun plot. Tom and his grandma's best friend pair up to fight an IRG to get him out of the house for the former poltergeist who haunted it.
J. K. Rowling has nothing on Cornelia Funke. This is another good series from the creator of Inkheart. It has a predictable plot (good for early readers) and some very original characters.
Perfect book series for young boys!! Lots of humor and ghost fighting. We read the whole series and my boys just couldnt get enough of them! Cornelia Funke is a great author!
I read this sometime in 5th grade during my battle of the books. It was pretty good. The author managed to make a story about a ghost catcher creative and very funny.
Considering this a young adult book it was really good. It was a different type for the younger kids, clean and not too scary. I'm going to recommend this to my niece.
Boy helps a misplaced ghost recover his home. Shades of Eva Ibbotson. A sweet story but with out Ibbotson's canny humor. Nice narration and character voices.
A really fun book for those mid-elementary kids. As clever and well-crafted as I would expect from Cornelia Funke, but aimed at a younger audience than the "Ink books."
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Cornelia Caroline Funke is a multiple award-winning German author of children's and YA fiction. She is best known for her Inkheart trilogy. The Inkheart books have gained a variety of attention, and critics have praised Funke as the "German J. K. Rowling". Her books are very popular in her native country, and many have now been translated into English. Her work fits mainly into the fantasy and adv...more
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