Children's Fiction Mysteries & Detective Stories
Alison's Ghosts
- Publisher
- James Lorimer & Company Ltd., Publishers
- Initial publish date
- May 2008
- Category
- Mysteries & Detective Stories, General, Native Canadian, Visionary & Metaphysical
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Paperback / softback
- ISBN
- 9781552770139
- Publish Date
- May 2008
- List Price
- $8.95
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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.
Mary Alice Downie's profile page
JOHN DOWNIE lives in Kingston, Ontario. He is co-author with his wife Mary Alice, of Honor Bound and Danger in Disguise.
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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