“I really saw Mrs. Prichard disappear,” Oliver says. “She came toward me, closer and closer. Then she was gone! Just like that!” <P> The kids call old Mrs. Prichard the Witch Lady. And now Oliver has to rake her leaves. He promised! What other strange and secret things will he find out about her? Is she really a witch?
Tatty is always in trouble! When a mysterious girl with blue hair shows up one rainy day, Tatty is the only one who believes she’s a princess. Who is she really? And why does she want Tatty to be her friend? About the author Carol Beach York was the popular author of books for children ages 7 to 12. Good Charlotte is one of a series for younger children that takes place in The Good Day, an orphanage where 28 little girls live and play and have some whimsical (even magical) adventures
Does Catherine Isherwood really haunt the lovely old house in Westriver? When Louise arrives there, she is looking forward to a happy family reunion – with the usual whirl of parties and picnics, swimming and movies. And this year, perhaps, her brother's friend, Ritchie Allen, will notice her. But before Louise can even unpack, she is drawn into the tragic mystery surrounding Catherine, the beautiful young girl who once lived in the old house.
'I've thought of a game," said my cousin Julian.<P> "What kind of a game?" I asked.<P> "A different kind of game," Julian said. «We've never played it before.»<P> It was a hot day and they had al¬ready seen the movie at the only theater in town. Yet the game that Julian devised to relieve the boredom–the game of Takers and Returners–was to affect the lives of all the children who took part in it. <P> Julian was fifteen, and thirteen¬-year-old...
When Roger first looked up at the tree house, he thought he saw something moving at the window. No one should be there – the tree house belonged to the Mayfairs. It was in the deep woods that surrounded their new house in the country. Still, strange things happened each time Roger and his sister, Anabelle, tried to explore the tree house. Once Roger heard mysterious noises. Another time they found odd-shaped footprints. What was the secret the tree house was hiding?
