Ghosts I Have Been / Dreadful Future of Blossom Culp Flip Book
by Richard Peck
Blossom Culp (Collections and Selections — Omnibus Books 2-3)
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Ghosts I have been: Blossom Culp's gift of second sight, which she discovers gradually, leads her into some unusual adventures. The dreadful future of Blossom Culp: Blossom, not the most popular member of her freshman class in 1914, travels ahead seventy years, and returns in time to make Halloween a memorable night for her classmates and teachers.Tags
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This edition lists two books, but the one I read was "Ghosts I Have Been."
Summary: Blossom Culp has everyone thinking she's psychic, and then she starts getting visions for real.
Evaluation: Even though this was set during the turn of the century, Blossom is a very real teenager. She deals with ridicule and the longing to belong in a small town. Her character grows throughout the story as Blossom learns that making up stories can get her into real trouble, especially when they start coming true. A very good read.
Summary: Blossom Culp has everyone thinking she's psychic, and then she starts getting visions for real.
Evaluation: Even though this was set during the turn of the century, Blossom is a very real teenager. She deals with ridicule and the longing to belong in a small town. Her character grows throughout the story as Blossom learns that making up stories can get her into real trouble, especially when they start coming true. A very good read.
This 2 in 1 Young Reader’s set of books by Richard Peck is delightful. Blossom Culp is the main character in both books, “The Dreadful Future of Blossom Culp” and “Ghosts I Have Been” and she is quite a rambunctious young lady. Discovering that she has powers of her own, Blossom is constantly finding herself in situations of adventure.
I will definitely pass this delightful book on to my eldest granddaughter to read.
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I will definitely pass this delightful book on to my eldest granddaughter to read.
Member of goodreads, librarything, bookdivas, and the Penguin book club.
I love this two books of Richard Peck. Its totally awesome. Blossom Culp is totally witty and daring.
I always find myself rereading parts I love best.
Once, I just want to reread a chapter, then I realized I have read the whole book!
I always find myself rereading parts I love best.
Once, I just want to reread a chapter, then I realized I have read the whole book!
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Richard Peck was born in Decatur, Illinois on April 5, 1934. He received a bachelor's degree in English literature from DePauw University in 1956. After graduation, he served two years in the U.S. Army in Germany, where he worked as a chaplain's assistant writing sermons and completing paperwork. He received a master's degree in English from show more Southern Illinois University in 1959. He taught high school English in Illinois and New York City. He stopped teaching in 1971 to write a novel. His first book, Don't Look and It Won't Hurt, was published in 1972 and was adapted as the 1992 film Gas Food Lodging. He wrote more than 40 books for both adults and young adults including Amanda/Miranda, Those Summer Girls I Never Met, The River Between Us, A Long Way from Chicago, A Season of Gifts, The Teacher's Funeral, Fair Weather, Here Lies the Librarian, On the Wings of Heroes, and The Best Man. A Year down Yonder won the Newbery Medal in 2001 and Are You in the House Alone? won an Edgar Award. The Ghost Belonged to Me was adapted into the film Child of Glass. He received the MAE Award in 1990 and the National Humanities Medal in 2002. He died following a long battle with cancer on May 23, 2018 at the age of 84. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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