The Ghost from Beneath the Sea

Parnell #2

by Bill Brittain, Michele Chessare (Illustrator)

Not every kid can say he has a ghost for a friend-but Tommy, Books, and Harry the Blimp have two. Horace and Essie Parnell have haunted the old Parnell mansion for hundreds of years. And now that the mansion's been turned into a museum, the kids are sure the ghosts can dwell in peace.

131 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1992

About the author

William E. Brittain was an American writer. He is best known for work set in the fictional New England village of Coven Tree, including The Wish Giver, a Newbery Honor Book.
Brittain was born in Rochester, New York. He decided he wanted to be a 5th-grade teacher, and in addition to teaching, used to read stories in mystery magazines. After some time, he decided he could do as good a job at writing as some of the authors he read; he got coaching on writing from Frederic Dannay of Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine (in which, along with Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine, most of his mystery stories were published). He wrote two serials from 1964 to 1983, as well as other stories, before moving on to the children's books for which he is better known.
Brittain is also the author of the popular book All the Money in the World, which was adapted as a 1983 movie.

Reviews

[Rodolfo D · Rating 3 out of 5]

The sequel to the other ghost story by Bill Brittain which involves the three kids and the historical friendly ghosts, with every plot thread that was lacking in the first installment. A bit more legislative this time, with more backstory, and some interesting folklore logic involving the ghosts, but much too childish in its resolution and effort to put children on a high pedestal while dumbing down the affairs of adults.

[Bec · Rating 3 out of 5]

too scary!!