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The Ghost of Dibble Hollow
Out of the graveyard comes a ghost--the ghost of ten-year-old Miles Dibble. "I've been waiting a long time for you to come to Dibble Hollow, Cousin," he tells Pug. "Now you must help me find that lost money."
From that moment on the ghostly Miles leads Pug from one spooky adventure to another.
All the while he follows the clues to the weirdest treasure hunt with the ghost of...more
From that moment on the ghostly Miles leads Pug from one spooky adventure to another.
All the while he follows the clues to the weirdest treasure hunt with the ghost of...more
Paperback, Fifth Printing, 155 pages
Published
1968
by Scholastic
(first published 1965)
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Old Review, 2007: 4 stars. I read this years ago, losing it when we moved when I was 8, but it was one of my favorites & I remember it pretty well. I want to re-read it but even a used copy is $20 on Amazon. Maybe someday!
Review, Feb2012: I managed to get a copy through BookMooch last year, but never got around to reading it until today. Wow! I gave it an extra star because it is fantastic for a kids book. Sure, it's simplistic, but it has a lot to it. There's a mystery, a ghost, & some...more
Review, Feb2012: I managed to get a copy through BookMooch last year, but never got around to reading it until today. Wow! I gave it an extra star because it is fantastic for a kids book. Sure, it's simplistic, but it has a lot to it. There's a mystery, a ghost, & some...more
I bought and read this book in elementary school and couldnt put it down.
I have re-read it several times over the years until it actually fell apart. It was probably my favorite ghost story as a child.
When I had kids of my own, I named my first son Miles and explained to him where i got his name from when he was about 8 years old.
Of course he wanted to hear all about the ghost of Miles Dibble so I set out in search of buying a copy of the book.
I had no luck. This was back in the early nineties w...more
I have re-read it several times over the years until it actually fell apart. It was probably my favorite ghost story as a child.
When I had kids of my own, I named my first son Miles and explained to him where i got his name from when he was about 8 years old.
Of course he wanted to hear all about the ghost of Miles Dibble so I set out in search of buying a copy of the book.
I had no luck. This was back in the early nineties w...more
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The Ghost of Dibble Hollow is my ALL TIME favorite book. It's the only book that I remember from my childhood. My son is reading my copy now. He's about 1/2 through & the pages are falling out. As we put some back in order, we realized that 2 pages are missing! We're missing 145/146 & the last page 155. Is there any chance someone can send photo(s) of the pages? I can make you a friend so you'll have my e-mail if you can do this for me. My son had to read a mystery for his book report th...more
I haven't read this since I was a kid, BUT it popped in my head (random thoughts) so I looked it up and happily found it, same cover and all. When I first got this book it was used, and I think from my mom's or her sister's collection. Anyway, it was a childhood favorite, I remember reading it several times. As a kid I loved the idea of having a friendly ghost friend to have adventures with. I don't know where the book is now, but it was cool to see the other favorable reviews on Goodreads.
Some children's novels are too good to be just a children's novel. I loved this book the first time I read it, and the second time, and the third time, etc. I no longer have a copy, but I have a good memory about it. This book taught me the importance of keeping your word and to keep going even when you think it's better that you give up. It also taught me to be proud of my ancesters because if they had not struggled, I wouldn't be here.
One of my absolute favorite books from childhood that I couldn't forget. This story was an inspiration for my lifelong passion of researching old newspapers and talking to people to put together the pieces of true stories from the past. I just read excerpts from this book to a fifth grade class and they really enjoyed it. Too bad it's out of print.
I read, and re-read, and then re-read this story in the fourth grade. I liked it so much, I wrote my own story (tightly based on the book) called "The Ghost of McKinley Manor". It inspired adventure and mystery with every page! I use some elements from the story in my current writing without even realizing it! So great!
I have no idea why this book came to mind, but it did. I remember the plot just well enough not to spoil it, and enough to remember how much I enjoyed it, even though at ten, I knew it wasn't terribly complex.
I loved this book when I was a kid! I belonged to the Arrow Book Club at school, and we would buy books like this for .50 or so. I looked on Amazon and now the same book (used) is around $30.
This was my favorite books when I was around eight years old. I could not remember the title just that there was a ghost named miles. My son found it for me. I want to re read it :)
This book was recommend to me by my favorite 3rd grader (John Lehmkuhl). He even let me borrow his copy since it is out of print. It has amazing, old school vocabulary. I doubt that the kids I teach would get most of it, but I enjoyed reading it.
Imagine Tom Sawyer as a ghost -- the madness, mischief and melancholy of an American odyssey into the unknown.
Fantastic kids book that I read multiple times before I was a teenager. I still recommend for pre-teens.
If your Mom reads you the book cover to cover, does that count? LOL. Great Story, great childhood memory.
Read as a child and have been looking for it for my daughter to read! Loved it!
What a wonderful childhood book about ghosts.
One of my fondest childhood reads...
A great kids and adult book
One of my childhood books!
Although most books nowadays with paranormal/supernatural elements these days are sort of X-rated for me, (*cough* Twilight:), 'The Ghost of Dibble Hollow' was printed in the fifties and is not weird in any way. It is a story that keeps you guessing, (the first time you read it anyway. I've read it at least nine times!), and also makes you laugh out loud, even when it comes to the serious parts. I wish everybody could read it, but due to its old age, it's probly not in print anymore...:(
One of my favorite books growing up
I got this book from a used books sale when I was probably 9 or 10, and it was beaten up and well-loved by the time it reached me. It had just the right mixture of adventure and suspense, and made me wish that I, too, could have a ghost friend. I need to find a copy of it somewhere to share with my kids.
A really fun book for children of about age 10. I read it aloud to my niece a few years ago and we both enjoyed it. It's about a family that moves to their old family home. The boy in the family is contacted by the ghost of one of his anscestors. Out of print, but usually available at abebooks.com etc.
I read this book when I was 8 years old(1977)in my school library.Then I looked for it again for 30 years.Finally found it on e-bay and wanted it so bad,I paid 30 bucks for it.A dollar a year I guess and worth 10 times that to me.
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My oldest brother won a copy of this book, and it quickly became one of my childhood favorites. Thank heavens for ebay, because somewhere along the way it got lost.
This book is wonderful! It kept me turning the pages until the very end! I really enjoyed the mystical encounters with the ghost and the very real mystery.
I loved this book when I was a kid. I think I read it in first grade. So fun! I wish it would come back in print.
I loved this book. I used to lay awake at night thinking about the ghost.
On of my all time favorites from childhood
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Dec 22, 2012 11:09am