Betty Ren Wright

• Sep-1980
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• Sep-1981
• / Mystery
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This fifth-grader is not too fond of her new step-grandmother -- “an affecting funny story” (Publishers Weekly). When summer comes, Emily is looking forward to spending more time with Grandfather. Ever since Grandma Ellen’s death, Emily has fel...

• 1982
• / General Fiction
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Could her dreams really predict the future? Meg has a secret she doesn't dare tell anyone. She has weird dreams -- dreams that come true. Meg is sure that if anyone knew about her dreams they'd think she was crazy. All Meg wants is to be a "no...

• Sep-1983
• / Suspense
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What kinds of secrets do dolls keep? Amy is terrified. She hears scratching and scurrying noises coming from the dollhouse, and the dolls she was playing with are not where she left them. Dolls can't move by themselves, she tells herself. But ever...

• Oct-1984
• / Suspense
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If only Katie could understand the ghost girl’s warning. Katie couldn't be happier about spending the summer in the tiny town of Newquay. She pictures a quaint little village with a town square and a general store -- the perfect place for her ...

• 1985
• / Mystery
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When Amy goes to stay with Aunt Clare in the friendly, old house at Rainbow Falls, it seems the perfect place to catch up on her family history. But why should Aunt Clare refuse to talk about how her grandparents died? Who is it, up in the attic, ...

• Oct-1985
• / General Fiction
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"You mean he's a ghost?" The last thing Christina wants to do this summer is stay with grumpy Uncle Ralph in his old Victorian house. She's sure she'll have an awful time. But on her very first day there, Christina meets a sad, mysterious little g...

• Oct-1986
• / General Fiction
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A girl learns that glamour isn’t always what it seems: “Well written with humor, strong characterization, and a convincing plot” (School Library Journal). Twelve-year-old Caroline feels torn. She grieves over her sister who has a severe heart p...

• 1987
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Only the ghost knows the truth. Meg's dreams sometimes predict the future. This summer, her dreams are scary ones -- nightmares she hopes will never come true. Sometimes she even sees a ghost in her dreams. He seems to be calling out for help. W...

• Oct-1988
• / Suspense
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Why does the ghost hate Rachel so much? Charlie and his cousin Rachel are having trouble getting along. Everyone thinks she's perfect, including Rachel! She's even going to be the Sunbonnet Queen in the town's big parade. No one thinks Charlie's pe...

• 1989
• / Mystery
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The prowler is not the only thing Rosie is nervous about! Strange things have been happening around Rosie's house ever since her father moved away for his new job. A dark figure prowling around in the back yard at night and doors slamming in a sup...

• Nov-1989
• / General Fiction
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The big piano recital is coming up soon, and Rosie feels anything but ready -- “captures the down-to-earth rhythms of suburban life, spiced with humor” (Kirkus Reviews). Even though Rosie has only nine fingers, she’s always managed well. Until ...

• 1990
• / Suspense
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A secret. A mystery. A ghost... Ernie's new in town. And Jeff isn't sure he likes it when Ernie chooses him for a best friend. Not even when Ernie promises to let Jeff in on a T.S.P. (Top Secret Project). Then Ernie's in a fatal accident. He'...

• 1991
• / Mystery
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Sarah has only one person to turn to. When Sarah's family moves into her Great Aunt Margaret's house, Sarah can't help feeling something is terribly wrong. She tries to believe she's just unhappy about having to spend so much time caring for her dis...

• 1991
• / Suspense
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What’s really going on in apartment 405? For Erin, it looked like this summer was going to be the dullest of her life. Instead of watching scary movies and exploring haunted houses with her friends in Clinton, she has to spend the summer in Milw...

• Sep-1991
• / Mystery
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When her beloved grandmother dies, a little girl recalls the times she and her grandmother used to ride on a crocodile raft, make cookies and lemonade, have picnics, take boat rides, and wait for the cat next door...

• Sep-1993
• / Suspense
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Now she believes in ghosts... Gwen is determined not to like her new foster family. But surprisingly, she quickly feels at home with the warm, comfortable Mercys. Yet as Gwen begins to feel a part of the family, she realizes that a terrifying s...

• Apr-1994
• / General Fiction
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Having seen enough strange things to know that his family's cabin on Perch Lake is haunted, Chad, accompanied by his friend Jeannie, follows eerie visions and sounds to the side of a ghost with a story to tell. Reprint....

• Oct-1994
• / General Fiction
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Bow wow . . . BOO! Martin and Peter love their family's new cabin up on Popcorn Hill. They like the stray sheepdog that roams around their place even more. But when they hear ghostly laughter in their room at night, they're afraid that things o...

• Jan-1995
• / General Fiction
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A young girl struggles with conflicts in family relationships and loyalties until she becomes the target of a vengeful ghost who makes her fear that she will lose everything she ever cared about. By the author of A Ghost in the House. ...

• Mar-1995
• / General Fiction
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While staying at her aunt’s farm, a girl searches for her missing dog -- and a mysterious vandal. Vannie Kirkland is spending the summer on her Aunt Bert’s farm while her parents are looking for work in California. At first, she feels uncomfortab...

• Sep-1995
• / General Fiction
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"Now I know what really scares you...." Jenny was really excited about moving into a big, old house -- that is, until she found out it was haunted. But not just by a ghost, but by the ghost of a witch. A witch who likes to scare people with huge ...

• 1996
• / General Fiction
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Emily's new grandmother has got to go! Emily can't wait for her grandfather to return home so they can spend the summer together. He's never too busy to listen to her, and he always understands when she has a problem. But when Grandpa shows up wi...

• May-1996
• / Suspense
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ONE SCARY SUMMER Abby's summer is like any other, until her aunt sends her a beautiful old music box. One eerie night, the music box begins to play -- by itself. And the ghost of an angry girl haunts Abby and her baby-sitter. Abby is sure the box...

• Aug-1997
• / Mystery
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Can Chad and Jeannie find the truth? Taking care of Miss Beane's dog, Benson, is turning out to be a very strange job. When Chad and Jeannie hear mysterious footsteps in Miss Beane's empty house, they decide to investigate. Looks like someone's b...

• Jan-1998
• / Mystery
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The new kid in school accepts a dare -- and finds himself facing some spooky and surprising consequences: “[A] page-turner” (Booklist). Matthew Barber thinks that being the new kid in school will be the scariest thing about fourth grade. But is h...

• Mar-1998
• / Mystery
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Another spine-tingling ghost story from the master of the genre--and bestselling author--Betty Ren Wright.

When Chad's friend Jeannie invites him to visit her eccentric aunt, he soon finds he's in for more than a vacation. Aunt Rosebud runs a ...

• Mar-1998
• / Suspense
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Daisy Gorman is obliged to spend a two-week vacation with her classmate's family at a rundown beach house, but when she sees a figure roaming the beach and makes a grisly discovery in a cave by the shore, she realizes her vacation will be anything bu...

• Feb-1999
• / General Fiction
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• Feb-2000
• / General Fiction
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MYSTERY BOY Since their mother died, fifteen-year-old Jenny Joslin and her little sister, Allie, have moved seven times with their father, who is trying to put the past behind them. Jenny finally feels at home when she sees their new house in the wo...

• Oct-2000
• / Mystery
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Sometimes you have to be careful what you wish for . . . “An adventure story with a hint of the supernatural . . . full of action and suspense” (School Library Journal). Most years Corby likes summer vacation, but not now. He�...

• Feb-2003
• / Horror
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Two girls suspect an abandoned mansion is haunted -- but will anyone believe them before it’s too late? “[A] well-written, shivery ghost story” (Booklist). Beware! At first, Charli is excited about the Crandall family’s newest endeavor -- fix...

• Oct-2003
• / General Fiction
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Although a blizzard prevents his cousins from visiting for his birthday, a disappointed Billy ends up having a very special day when his teacher and classmates must stay overnight at his family's house to wait out the snowstorm....

• Apr-2006
• / General Fiction
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“Boys and girls alike will appreciate the mix of classic and contemporary elements in this creepy, suspenseful middle-grade mystery” (The Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books). Roddy Hall overhears his mother saying “Princess” is com...