The Riddle of Penncroft Farm by Dorothea…

The Riddle of Penncroft Farm (edition 2001)

by Dorothea Jensen

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Lars Olafson moves with his parents to the old family farm near Valley Forge, Pennsylvania, to live with his aged aunt Cass. Lars is miserable--until he meets Geordie, a ghost whose stories of the Revolutionary War are as exciting as those of an eyewitness. When Aunt Cass dies suddenly, Lars is faced with a mystery linked to the Revolutionary War--and Geordi’s ghostly stories are his only chance of solving it.… (more)

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Title:	The Riddle of Penncroft Farm
Authors:	Dorothea Jensen
Info:	Graphia (2001), Edition: 1, Paperback, 272 pages
Collections:	Your library, Deaccessioned, Currently reading (inactive), To read (inactive), Read but unowned
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Tags:	Children's Literature, Fiction, Fantasy, Historical Fiction, Pennsylvania

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Mark Twain Readers Award (Nominee)

Rebecca Caudill Young Readers' Book Award (Nominee – 1992)

Sunshine State Young Reader's Award (Nominee – 1994)

William Allen White Children's Book Award (Nominee – 1991-1992)

Young Hoosier Book Award (Nominee – Middle Grade – 1992)

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Lars Olafson moves with his parents to the old family farm near Valley Forge, Pennsylvania, to live with his aged aunt Cass. Lars is miserable--until he meets Geordie, a ghost whose stories of the Revolutionary War are as exciting as those of an eyewitness. When Aunt Cass dies suddenly, Lars is faced with a mystery linked to the Revolutionary War--and Geordi’s ghostly stories are his only chance of solving it.

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