Ghosts Don't Ride Wild Horses

The Adventures of the Bailey School Kids #44

by Marcia Thornton Jones, Marcia T. Jones, John Steven Gurney (Illustrator)

There are some pretty weird grown-ups living in Bailey City. But could the mysterious man that the kids meet on a class trip really be the ghost of Coyote Pete, the toughest cowboy in the
Wild West

Mrs. Jeepers' class is taking a trip to a pretend pioneer settlement in the wild wild west. But this settlement looks more like a ghost town. When a pale old cowboy shows up, the kids think he may be the ghost of an old bandit out for revenge.

Genres: Middle Grade, Childrens, Fiction, Chapter Books, Mystery, Paranormal

96 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2000

About the author

Marcia Thornton Jones has published 131 books for children with sales totaling more than 43 million copies world-wide. Her works include CHAMP (mid-grade novel), RATFINK (mid-grade novel), GODZILLA ATE MY HOMEWORK (chapter book), THE TALE OF JACK FROST (picture book) and LEPRECHAUN ON THE LOOSE (picture book). She is the co-author of seven popular series including The Adventures of the Bailey School Kids, Keyholders, Ghostville Elementary, The Bailey School Kids Jr. Chapter Books, Triplet Trouble, Bailey City Monsters, and The Barkley School for Dogs.

Marcia has been listed as a top 100 author by the Educational Paperback Association and selected for the Children’s Top 100 Books list by the National Education Association, International Reading Associations Children’s Choice Award. Marcia's books have received many honors and have appeared on on the Publisher's Weekly Bestsellers lists,

Marcia, a full time writer living in Lexington, Kentucky enjoys presenting at schools and conferences. As a veteran teacher with more than 20 years of experience, she easily relates the importance of writing to students of all ages.

Reviews

[Laura · Rating 3 out of 5]

great when ur little

[Victoria Hall · Rating 5 out of 5]

Awsome book!

[Alex · Rating 2 out of 5]

The quality is declining like crazy, but I am determined to finish this series.

[Vinnie · Rating 5 out of 5]

By far, my favorite book in the series!

[BookeryBliss · Rating 5 out of 5]

The collection of "The adventures of the Bailey School Kids" stories are among my all-time favorite children's books. Witty, mischievous and fun, these short and silly books continue to bring giggles to the young and old. Just as I have enjoyed them as a kid, my own children also love them today. I even catch myself re-reading them (alone) from time to time. What can I say? I guess I'll always be a BSK kid at heart.

[Rodolfo A. · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book was about a wier man that actse like a ghost
his name is Coyote pete.He tryis to find Blackhear Eddie.
Coyote Pete likes the sound of a coyote in the night but,
the kids thinks that he is a ghost.My opion of this book
is great because is a mistery to solf.This book is fiction
because is not real.

[Jerome Otte · Rating 4 out of 5]

One of the creepier Bailey School Kids tales. The kids and their class visit an abandoned Wild West-style ghost town. A pale, ghostly-looking cowboy named Coyote Pete shows up to terrorize the town for brief periods and then disappears without a trace each time.

The artwork is good and does a fine job making Pete look terrifying and ghostly.

[paige turner ♡ · Rating 5 out of 5]

I think some of my favourite stories are ones that involve ghosts. This one had enough mystery and weirdness that it kept me on my toes. Even I wanted to find out who this weirdo was who seemed awfully close to that ghost they kids kept hearing about.

Plus, it wasn't JUST a ghost story, it was a wild west ghost story!

I had so much fun reading this one.

[Samantha · Rating 3 out of 5]

God i have totally missed reading these things! still love them!!

[Seth · Rating 2 out of 5]

they went on a field trip. it was to a REAL ghost town. Boo!!! AHH!!! one of the workers was strange. his name was coyote pete. they thought he was a ghost.