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JADE GREEN

Phyllis Reynolds Naylor, Author . S&S/Aladdin $4.99 (176p) ISBN 978-0-689-82002-1

PW called this period ghost story about an orphaned girl who moves a great distance to live with her only relatives "a satisfying spine-tingler." Ages 10-14. (June)

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Reviewed on: 06/18/2001

Release date: 06/01/2001

Genre: Children's

Prebound-Glued - 176 pages - 9780613364386

Hardcover - 195 pages - 9780786228867

Prebound-Sewn - 169 pages - 9780756905026

Mass Market Paperbound - 176 pages - 9780689820021

Hardcover - 176 pages - 9780689820052

Other - 176 pages - 9781439132173

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