Lu and the Swamp Ghost

by James Carville

Other authors: David Catrow (Illustrator), Patricia C. McKissack (Author)

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During the Depression in the Louisiana bayou, a curious young girl helps the "Swamp Ghost" that her cousins warned her about and finds herself with one good friend.

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Lu meets a swamp ghost and makes friends with him-really he is just an orphan boy, she then takes him home. (

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dangerlibearian | Dec 28, 2010 |

Summary: Lu is a curious little girl who likes to ask lots of questions. Growing up in the Great Depression, she sees being rich as having family and one friend. She meets what she believes to be Swamp Ghost and is commanded to bring him food. In the end, he is only a lonely little boy who she brings in to become part of her family.
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James Carville	—	primary author	all editions	calculated
Catrow, David	Illustrator	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
McKissack, Patricia C.	Author	secondary author	all editions	confirmed

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