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Children's Fiction Mysteries & Detective Stories

Alison's Ghosts

by (author) Mary Alice Downie & John Downie

Publisher
James Lorimer & Company Ltd., Publishers
Initial publish date
May 2008
Category
Mysteries & Detective Stories, General, Native Canadian, Visionary & Metaphysical
  • Paperback / softback

    ISBN
    9781552770139
    Publish Date
    May 2008
    List Price
    $8.95
  • eBook

    ISBN
    9781459403857
    Publish Date
    Aug 2014
    List Price
    $12.99

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Recommended Age, Grade, and Reading Levels

  • Age: 6 to 10
  • Grade: 2 to 4
  • Reading age: 6 to 10

Description

Alison is held captive by the powers of a mysterious pipe bowl belonging to a Mi"kmaq shaman. The bowl takes her back in time where she forms friendships with troubled ghosts who need her help. She must uncover the history of the pipe, and she must do it quickly, before she too is consumed by the grim fate of the pipe's beholders.

[Fry Reading Level - 3.7

About the authors

MARY ALICE DOWNIE is a pioneering children's author of historical fiction, folktales and picture books, and is the co-editor of the Amelia Frances Howard-Gibbon award-winning book The Wind Has Wings. Mary Alice and husband John Downie also co-authored Honour Bound and Danger in Disguise. They live in Kingston, Ontario.

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JOHN DOWNIE lives in Kingston, Ontario. He is co-author with his wife Mary Alice, of Honor Bound and Danger in Disguise.

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Awards

  • Commended, Canadian Childrens's Book Centre "Best Books for Kids & Teens"

Librarian Reviews

Alison’s Ghosts (Streetlights)

Alison is held captive by the powers of a mysterious pipe bowl belonging to a Mi’kmaq shaman. She must uncover the history of the pipe before she, too, is consumed by the grim fate of the pipe’s beholders.

Source: The Canadian Children’s Book Centre. Best Books for Kids & Teens. 2009.

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