cover image The Ghost Belonged to Me

The Ghost Belonged to Me

Richard Peck. Puffin Books, $5.99 (176pp) ISBN 978-0-14-038671-4

In this comic mystery, set in the Midwest in 1913, the ghost of a drowned girl warns a teenage boy of impending tragedy. Exploding steamships and burning bridges give the action a period flavor. Ages 8-12. (Sept.)