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Bessledorf Mysteries #3
Bernie Magruder and the Haunted Hotel
What's bigger than a chair, but smaller than a house? Larger than a loaf of bread, but isn't an animal or a vegetable? What could this ghost want?!
Bernie and his friends Georgene and Weasel are going crazy trying to figure out how to please the ghost who's haunting Bernie's father's hotel. If Bernie's father loses his job, then his family will need to move again -- but Bernie likes Middleburg, and wants to stay. And so, before his father can be ousted from the suffering hotel, Bernie must face the ghost -- and figure out how to make it leave them all alone!
Bernie and his friends Georgene and Weasel are going crazy trying to figure out how to please the ghost who's haunting Bernie's father's hotel. If Bernie's father loses his job, then his family will need to move again -- but Bernie likes Middleburg, and wants to stay. And so, before his father can be ousted from the suffering hotel, Bernie must face the ghost -- and figure out how to make it leave them all alone!
176 pages, Paperback
First published June 1, 1990
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Phyllis Reynolds Naylor
199 books1,038 followersPhyllis Reynolds Naylor was born in Anderson, Indiana, US on January 4, 1933.
Her family were strongly religious with conservative, midwestern values and most of her childhood was spent moving a lot due to her father's occupation as a salesman.
Though she grew up during the Depression and her family did not have a lot of money, Naylor stated that she never felt poor because her family owned good books. Her parents enjoyed reading stories to the children--her father would imitate the characters in Huckleberry Finn and Tom Sawyer--and her mother read to them every evening, "almost until we were old enough to go out on dates, though we never would have admitted this to anyone."
By the time Phyllis reached fifth grade, writing books was her favorite hobby and she would rush home from school each day to write down whatever plot had been forming in her head - at sixteen her first story was published in a local church magazine.
Phyllis has written over 80 books for children and young people. One of these books, "Shiloh," was awarded the Newbery Medal in 1992, was named a Notable Children's Book by the American Library Association and was also Young Adult Choice by the International Reading Association.
Naylor gets her ideas from things that happen to her or from things she has read. "Shiloh" was inspired by a little abused dog she and her husband found. The little dog haunted her so much that she had to write a story about him to get it out of her mind.
Her family were strongly religious with conservative, midwestern values and most of her childhood was spent moving a lot due to her father's occupation as a salesman.
Though she grew up during the Depression and her family did not have a lot of money, Naylor stated that she never felt poor because her family owned good books. Her parents enjoyed reading stories to the children--her father would imitate the characters in Huckleberry Finn and Tom Sawyer--and her mother read to them every evening, "almost until we were old enough to go out on dates, though we never would have admitted this to anyone."
By the time Phyllis reached fifth grade, writing books was her favorite hobby and she would rush home from school each day to write down whatever plot had been forming in her head - at sixteen her first story was published in a local church magazine.
Phyllis has written over 80 books for children and young people. One of these books, "Shiloh," was awarded the Newbery Medal in 1992, was named a Notable Children's Book by the American Library Association and was also Young Adult Choice by the International Reading Association.
Naylor gets her ideas from things that happen to her or from things she has read. "Shiloh" was inspired by a little abused dog she and her husband found. The little dog haunted her so much that she had to write a story about him to get it out of her mind.
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July 31, 2010
Another enjoyable installment in the eventful lives of the Magruder family. Very kid friendly and gently suspenseful. Read this one with my 8 year old, we were pleased to find that the ghost was not some trick or hoax!
August 25, 2009
So Far this book has turned out well
August 24, 2011
This was alright. My kids liked it despite the slow moving plot. I think we'll try some of the rest of the series.
October 22, 2012
This book is both comical and spooky, making it a great read for middle grade kids.
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