{"product_id":"pleasing-the-ghost-9780064406864","title":"Pleasing the Ghost","description":"\u003cp\u003eNewbery Medal winner and master storyteller Sharon Creech spins a wonderfully funny and tender tale.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs nine-year-old Dennis confronts the ghost of his uncle Arvie, Arvie's eccentric antics and wonderful wordplay keep the reader laughing. But at its tender heart, the story reveals the holes left in our lives when we lose the ones we love.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEver since nine-year-old Dennis's dad died, a veritable parade of ghosts has been passing through his bedroom. When the ghost of his uncle Arvie blows into his room on a warm breeze, Dennis isn't surprised, but Uncle Arvie is the first ghost who wants something from Dennis.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDennis would love to help Uncle Arvie, but he can't quite understand what Uncle Arvie is asking for. What, for example, is \"Fraggle pin Heartfoot a wig pasta\"? Dennis has to find out, because this is one ghost who isn't going to leave until he gets what he came for.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUncle Arvie's antics and Dennis's attempts to please his ghost form the heart of this touching story.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e HarperCollins\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/23\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780064406864\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 112\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.17lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.30h x 5.00w x 0.30d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/01\/1997\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccelerated Reader Quiz #\/Name: \u003c\/b\u003e18741 \/ Pleasing the Ghost\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/b\u003e 3 \/ \u003cb\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/b\u003e Middle Grade \/ \u003cb\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/b\u003e 2\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Sharon Creech","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43180559990965,"sku":"9780064406864","price":5.94,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_581e7b1e-f2d6-4dc7-8163-f7c2bd445439.jpg?v=1697515876","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/pleasing-the-ghost-9780064406864","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}