A family of nice ghosts protects a British orphan from the diabolical plans of his evil guardians. When orphaned Oliver Smith inherits gloomy Helton Hall, his scheming cousins are determined to get rid of him and hire some terrifying ghosts from the Dial-a-Ghost agency to scare Oliver to death. But the creatures don't behave as expected, and soon join Oliver against his cousins. However, they may have all underestimated the depth of the cousins' evil intentions.
year: 2001, 1996, 2003, 2002
call number/section: 1000
subjects: ghosts, fiction, orphans, ghost stories, england, fiction, juvenile fiction, juvenile fiction, large type books
Editions
Ibbotson, Eva
Dutton Children's Books (2001)
A family of nice ghosts protects a British orphan from the diabolical plans of his evil guardians.
Schools: 23
Ibbotson, Eva
Scholastic (1996)
A family of nice ghosts protects a British orphan from the diabolical plans of his evil guardians. When orphaned Oliver Smith inherits gloomy Helton Hall, his scheming cousins are determined to get rid of him and hire some terrifying ghosts from the Dial-a-Ghost agency to scare Oliver to death. But the creatures don't behave as expected, and soon join Oliver against his cousins. However, they may have all underestimated the depth of the cousins' evil intentions.
Schools: 2
Ibbotson, Eva
Puffin Books (2003)
A family of nice ghosts protects a British orphan from the diabolical plans of his evil guardians.
Schools: 4
Ibbotson, Eva
Thorndike Press (2002)
A family of nice ghosts protects a British orphan from the diabolical plans of his evil guardians.
Schools: 0
Ibbotson, Eva
A family of nine ghosts protects a British orphan from the diabolical plans of his evil guardians.
Schools: 1