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"A sequel to Seven Spiders Spinning, with fake ghosts of hairdressers and real ghosts of mastodons. ""The key elements of this zany story include a teacher who loves country music, Grandma's Baked Goods and Auto Repair Shop, woolly mammoth ghosts, a baby Indian elephant, a recent immigrant from India, and a Vermont setting. . . . With a true understanding of fourth graders, the author creates believable characters. The dialogue is hilarious and reads aloud well."" -- School Library Journal"

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Author:   Gregory Maguire ,  Elaine Clayton
Publisher:   Houghton Mifflin
Imprint:   Houghton Mifflin (Trade)
Dimensions:   Width: 16.50cm , Height: 1.80cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   0.431kg
ISBN:  

9780395786260

ISBN 10:   0395786266
Pages:   151
Publication Date:   20 October 1997
Recommended Age:   From 10 to 12 years
Audience:   Children/juvenile ,  Primary & secondary/elementary & high school ,  Children / Juvenile ,  Primary
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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The key elements of this zany story include a teacher who loves country music, Grandma's Baked Goods and Auto Repair Shop, woolly mammoth ghosts, a baby Indian elephant, a recent immigrant from India, and a Vermont setting. . . . With a true understanding of fourth graders, the author creates believable characters. The dialogue is hilarious and reads aloud well.

The key elements of this zany story include a teacher who loves country music, Grandma's Baked Goods and Auto Repair Shop, woolly mammoth ghosts, a baby Indian elephant, a recent immigrant from India, and a Vermont setting. . . . With a true understanding of fourth graders, the author creates believable characters. The dialogue is hilarious and reads aloud well. School Library Journal

Author Information

Gregory Maguire is the popular author of many books for children, including the Hamlet Chronicles for Clarion, as well as several adult books, including WICKED (HarperCollins), upon which a Broadway musical was based, and its sequel, CONFESSIONS OF AN UGLY STEPSISTER (Regan Books). He lives in Concord, Massachusetts.

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