Welcome to the Bank Street Children's Book Committee's (CBC) Searchable Best Books List, a tool designed to help educators, families, librarians, and others access developmentally appropriate and engaging books for young readers (ages birth - 18).

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Rules for Ghosting

by A. J. Paquette

Ages: 9+

Published: 2013

Publisher: Walker BFYR/Bloomsbury Children's Books

ISBN: 978-0-8027-3454-9

Keywords: Mystery, Ghosts

Dahlia, a solitary ghost, learns about the ghost world, befriends humans, and solves a century-old mystery with a ghostly guide and the new, living inhabitants of Silverton Manor.