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School Spirits

by Charlotte Gunnufson Publisher: ATHENEUM BOOKS

Critically Recognized

A spooky start to the school year

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Awards & Recognition

  • Critical praise

    School Library Journal starred review

    Starred review; praised as particularly fun to read aloud.

AlbakiReads Editorial

A spooky start to the school year

Back-to-school worries meet playful supernatural trouble when a group of ghosts begins hoarding hula hoops and levitating lunches. The schoolchildren respond by working together and showing the newcomers how school works, bringing classroom routines and good manners into the heart of the story. The ghosts make those first-day uncertainties part of a light, spooky picture-book adventure.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Children ages 4–8 facing a new school year or classroom experience
  • Young readers who enjoy friendly ghosts and school-themed stories
  • Families and educators looking for a picture book about cooperation and manners

Themes

Back-to-school jittersCooperationMannersFriendly ghosts

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Book overview

This playful, gently spooky picture book about back-to-school jitters features a mischievous group of ghosts and is "[p]articularly fun to read aloud" (School Library Journal, starred review) and perfect for fans of Gustavo the Shy Ghost and Little Ghost Makes a Friend.

It's time to go back to school, but...

What if classes are too tough
with loads of tests and tricky stuff?
The question troubling you the most . . .
What if--yikes!--your school's got ghosts?


What's a kid to do when a mischievous crew of ghosts starts hoarding hula hoops and levitating lunches? Be brave! And work with classmates to help the playful spirits understand how school works. As students model manners, they'll see these spooky newcomers might be just the thing to liven up the learning day. After all, every school needs a little spirit!
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I highly recommend to for anyone looking for inner clarity

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