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Illustrated by
Stacy Innerst.
Carolina Giddle shows up at the Blatchford Arms apartment house one Halloween and disappears on the next, in between dispensing candy and babysitting and stories to the children who live there. Carolina's tales, slightly scary and unobtrusively bibliotherapeutic, nicely punctuate the episodic novel. The Blatchford Arms' resident ghosts add to the fun, and a concluding party for all provides a satisfying sendoff.
Reviewer: Roger Sutton
| Horn Book Magazine Issue:
September, 2014