Author: Wilkie Collins
Publisher: Wordsworth Editions
ISBN: 9781840225334
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 340
Book Description
A collection of strange stories from Wilkie Collins, author of The Woman in White and The Moonstone. It also includes the novella, The Haunted Hotel, a combination of detective and ghost story set in Venice, a city of waterways and death.
The Second-Best Haunted Hotel on Mercer Street
Author: Cory Putman Oakes
Publisher: Abrams
ISBN: 168335737X
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 248
Book Description
A family-run haunted hotel’s livelihood is threatened when a bigger haunted hotel opens nearby in this hilarious, spooky story Twelve-year-old Willow Ivan’s family has run the Hotel Ivan for four hundred years. Through thick and thin, they’ve held on tight to their title as the Best Haunted Hotel on Mercer Street. That is, until the Hauntery—a corporate chain of haunted hotels—moves in down the street. As the Ivan’s business fades, so do their ghostly staff. And Willow begins to worry that The Ivan’s days are numbered. Then Willow meets Evie, a Hauntery ghost who’s forced to play the part of a Spooky Little Girl even though she longs to be a Terrifying Phantasm. So when Willow offers her a job at The Ivan, Evie accepts—but she doesn’t tell Willow that she’s still working for The Ivan’s competition, for fear of losing her new job and friend. Together, the girls come up with a plan to save The Ivan. But with The Ivan ghosts already fading and Evie’s secret threatening to come out, will it be too late?
Publisher: Abrams
ISBN: 168335737X
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 248
Book Description
A family-run haunted hotel’s livelihood is threatened when a bigger haunted hotel opens nearby in this hilarious, spooky story Twelve-year-old Willow Ivan’s family has run the Hotel Ivan for four hundred years. Through thick and thin, they’ve held on tight to their title as the Best Haunted Hotel on Mercer Street. That is, until the Hauntery—a corporate chain of haunted hotels—moves in down the street. As the Ivan’s business fades, so do their ghostly staff. And Willow begins to worry that The Ivan’s days are numbered. Then Willow meets Evie, a Hauntery ghost who’s forced to play the part of a Spooky Little Girl even though she longs to be a Terrifying Phantasm. So when Willow offers her a job at The Ivan, Evie accepts—but she doesn’t tell Willow that she’s still working for The Ivan’s competition, for fear of losing her new job and friend. Together, the girls come up with a plan to save The Ivan. But with The Ivan ghosts already fading and Evie’s secret threatening to come out, will it be too late?
Ghost Hotel
Author: Paul Kropp
Publisher: High Interest Publishing Inc.
ISBN: 9781897039984
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 76
Book Description
Two brothers discover an old man living in the abandoned hotel behind their house. They protect “Dr. J” from Halloween harassment by local teenagers, only to find him missing the next day. Had he ever really been there – or was he a ghost? Interest level: Grades 3-7 Reading level: Grade 2.2 (Lexile 390) HIP JR novels feature preteen characters in exciting situations. Geared to readers in Grades 3-7, reading at Grade 2-3 level.
Publisher: High Interest Publishing Inc.
ISBN: 9781897039984
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 76
Book Description
Two brothers discover an old man living in the abandoned hotel behind their house. They protect “Dr. J” from Halloween harassment by local teenagers, only to find him missing the next day. Had he ever really been there – or was he a ghost? Interest level: Grades 3-7 Reading level: Grade 2.2 (Lexile 390) HIP JR novels feature preteen characters in exciting situations. Geared to readers in Grades 3-7, reading at Grade 2-3 level.
A Fair Penitent and Other Stories
Author: Wilkie Collins
Publisher: ReadHowYouWant.com
ISBN: 1427050279
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 114
Book Description
A Fair Penitent and Other Stories is collection of stories by Wilkie Collins. The title tale is a love story about a handsome actress, Mademoiselle Gautie, and Francois, another actor. She falls in love with him instantly, but as soon as she tests his sincerity, he cools towards her. This collection also includes The Traveller's Story of a Terribly Strange Bed and Mr. Lismore and Widow.
Publisher: ReadHowYouWant.com
ISBN: 1427050279
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 114
Book Description
A Fair Penitent and Other Stories is collection of stories by Wilkie Collins. The title tale is a love story about a handsome actress, Mademoiselle Gautie, and Francois, another actor. She falls in love with him instantly, but as soon as she tests his sincerity, he cools towards her. This collection also includes The Traveller's Story of a Terribly Strange Bed and Mr. Lismore and Widow.
The Beckoning Hand, and Other Stories
Author: Grant Allen
Publisher: Good Press
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 267
Book Description
Grant Allen was born in Canada, educated in France and the United Kingdom and worked in many places including Jamaica, during his lifetime. He was primarily a scientist, turning only to literature in later life. This is a collection of stories full of melodrama and intrigue.
Publisher: Good Press
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 267
Book Description
Grant Allen was born in Canada, educated in France and the United Kingdom and worked in many places including Jamaica, during his lifetime. He was primarily a scientist, turning only to literature in later life. This is a collection of stories full of melodrama and intrigue.