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Lester, Julius

The Hungry Ghosts

40 pp. | Dial | August, 2009 | Trade ISBN 978-0-8037-2513-3 $16.99
(3) K-3 Illustrated by Geraldo Valério. Lester recounts a ghost story so full of lyrical jollity that the tale will delight (not frighten) almost any young reader. Valério's soothing blue, curving acrylic-paint brush strokes capture the fun as young Malcolm David learns that the eerie-sounding ghosts in his room aren't scary--they're hungry. Readers will be first surprised to learn what these ghosts eat, then satisfied with the story's ending.
Reviewer: Henrietta M. Smith

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