The Moonlight Man
by Betty Ren Wright
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When their father moves them for the seventh time in the five years since their mother's death, Jenny and her younger sister hope to stay in this latest house and try to find out about the malevolent ghost who seems bent on getting revenge on their elderly neighbors.Tags
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High-schooler Jenny, her Dad, and her little sister Allie move locations again (trying to put the past of the mother's death behind them) and find they love their new rented home BUT they also find it haunted. Neighboring houses are haunted as well. It's Jenny who feels she must investigate and get to the bottom of all this to help the mysterious and frightening ghosts, as well as help the people they are haunting, before her Dad makes them 'move' again.
This book is about 2 kids and a father whom move to a new house and the daughters see a shadow of a dog and a man in their backyard then their neighbors end up getting attacked and they figure out that the neighbors are ghosts.
I really liked this book becouse there are action parts and you get surprised many times in this book i say that i really think that others should read it.
I really liked this book becouse there are action parts and you get surprised many times in this book i say that i really think that others should read it.
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Chapter 1:
a. The Joslins have moved seven times in five-and-a-half years, since Mrs. Joslin died.
b. Allie's most treasured possession is her teddy bear, Sammy.
Chapter 3: April Danner's great-uncle Frederick was first chair with the Chicago Symphony. She treasures his violin, which he left to her.
Chapter 1:
a. The Joslins have moved seven times in five-and-a-half years, since Mrs. Joslin died.
b. Allie's most treasured possession is her teddy bear, Sammy.
Chapter 3: April Danner's great-uncle Frederick was first chair with the Chicago Symphony. She treasures his violin, which he left to her.
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Wright (A Ghost in the Family) spins a suspenseful modern-day gothic but leaves a few threads of the frame story dangling.
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Betty Ren Wright was born in Wakefield, Michigan on June 15, 1927. She graduated from Downer University and was the chief editor for Western Publishing for over 30 years. During her lifetime, she wrote numerous children's books including A Ghost in the Family, A Ghost in the House, The Ghost of Mercy Manor, Too Many Secrets, A Ghost Comes Calling, show more The Dollhouse Murders, The Secret Window, and Getting Rid of Marjorie. She also wrote thirty-five picture books. Her short stories appeared in Redbook, Ladies' Home Journal, Young Miss, and numerous other magazines. She died on December 31, 2013 at the age of 86. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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- Canonical title
- The Moonlight Man
- People/Characters
- Jenny Joslin; Allie Joslin; Mr. Joslin (Jenny & Allie's widowed father, works in a hardware store); Uncle Ted (a family friend, Mr. Joslin's coworker); Mr. Carpek (elderly, a neighbor); Mrs. Carpek (also elderly) (show all 9); April Danner; Mr. Danner; Mrs. Danner
- Important places
- Crescent Lane (fictional); the Joslin house, second from the left of five, Crescent Lane
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- Genres
- Fiction and Literature, Kids, Tween
- DDC/MDS
- 808.068 — Literature & rhetoric Literature, rhetoric & criticism Rhetoric and collections of literary texts from more than two literatures Rhetoric and anthologies By Type Of Writing Children's literature
- LCC
- PZ7 .W933 .M — Language and Literature Fiction and juvenile belles lettres Fiction and juvenile belles lettres Juvenile belles lettres
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- Languages
- English
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- 7
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