The book is about a children's book, and it may have been part of a series. It revolves around a boy who moves into a house with a ghost (the ghost was a slave). The song "Swing Low, Sweet Chariot" pops up several times in the book.

[Jonathan]

I remember reading this book in elementary school, and I enjoyed it. I am wanting to get it for the students I currently teach. I believe the ghost was from colonial american, and it may have been set in Delaware or a state bordering the Mason-Dixon line.

[Ayshe]

The Whistling Whirligig by Ben Shecter maybe? If not, when were in elementary school?

[Jonathan]

Ayshe wrote: "The Whistling Whirligig by Ben Shecter maybe? If not, when were in elementary school?"

I looked it up, and that doesn't seem like it. I was in elementary in the early 2000s. The book was older than that though probably 80s or 90s.

[Kelly]

is it The House of Dies Drear by Virginia Hamilton?

[Jonathan]

Kelly wrote: "is it The House of Dies Drear by Virginia Hamilton?"

No it's not that one. I've been planning on reading it one day though!

More details keep popping in my head. I remember that the book itself ends specifically with the boy singing (or hearing?) the chorus of the song "Swing Low, Sweet Chariot"

[Kelly]

Hmm. This one: The Riddle of Penncroft Farm, by Dorothea Jensen? It has a revolution-era ghost, but I don't know about singing.

[Kris]

The Riddle of Penncroft Farm by Dorothea Jensen - Kelly's suggestion

[Sheila]

I'm not sure how old you are or when you were in school, but maybe Something Upstairs? Edit: There's a better description of the book on wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Somethi...

[FlowerFairy]

Could it be Sweet Whispers, Brother Rush by Virginia Hamilton?

[FlowerFairy]

Check out Sweet Whispers, Brother Rush by Virginia Hamilton

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/7...

[Ergative]

Sounds a little like The Ghost Wore Gray, by Bruce Coville. It's part of a trilogy about friends who find historical ghosts; the ghost in question is a man who moves into the house where an escaped slave looks after him, and that song does make an appearance, as I recall.