The Ghosts of Luckless Gulch
By Anne Isaacs; Dan Santat (Illustrator)
(Atheneum Books for Young Readers, Hardcover, 9781416902010, 48pp.)
Publication Date: November 25, 2008
Categories: Fairy Tales & Folklore - General, Girls & Women, Horror & Ghost Stories
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Meet Estrella. She can run so fast that she burns up the air, leaving trails of flames wherever she goes.
Her pets -- a Kickle Snifter, a Sidehill Wowser, and a Rubberado puppy -- are as untamed as California, and the pride and love of Estrella's heart.
When the greedy ghosts of old gold miners steal her pets, Estrella will need every bit of her pluck and nimble-footedness to rescue them from the ghosts of Luckless Gulch.
From the author of Swamp Angel and the artist who created The Replacements comes a tale as unpredictable as the California Gold Rush, as tall as a Redwood tree, and as surprising as a skunk selling perfume. Pull a chair up to the wood stove and get ready to laugh!
Anne Isaacs is the author of the 1994 Caldecott Honor-winning book Swamp Angel, the novel Torn Thread, and other highly acclaimed books for young readers. Ms. Isaacs makes her home in northern California, near her five grown children. To learn more about her and her books, go to www.anneisaacs.com.
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