The Ghosts of Gribblesea Pier

By Deborah Abela

Book Overview

Aurelie Bonhoffen has grown up in the circus. She's been a juggler, the back end of a cow, and played a dead girl on the ghost train at Gribblesea Pier, her parents' run-down amusement park. She adores her family, especially her uncles Rolo and Rindolf, but when she turns twelve she stumbles onto a remarkable secret. Her family members have two chances at life--they can become ghosts It's hard to accept that her favorite uncles are ghosts, but when Aurelie's new friend at school reveals a dangerous plot to demolish the pier, the secret helps her confront the greatest threat her family has ever faced.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0374362394
• ISBN13: 9780374362393
• Release Date: October 2011
• Publisher: Farrar Straus Giroux
• Length: 232 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.7" x 8.3"
• Age Range: 8 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 3 to 7