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Ghoulia and the mysterious visitor /

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextLanguage: English Original language: Italian Series: Ghoulia ; bk. 2 | Ghoulia ; bk. 2.Publisher: New York : Amulet Books, 2019Description: pages cmContent type:
  • text
  • still image
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781419736902
  • 1419736906
Uniform titles:
  • Mortina e l'odioso cugino. English
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • [E] 23
LOC classification:
  • PZ7.1.C374 Gk 2019
Summary: Auntie Departed invited all of Ghoulia's friends, and a grouchy cousin she had never met, to a surprise dinner party, but the biggest surprise is that Auntie is missing. Includes instructions on how to write an invitation and how to plant a garden.
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Holdings
Item type Current library Home library Collection Call number Copy number Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Standard Loan (Child Access) Hayden Library Juvenile Series Hayden Library Book GHOULIA BK 2 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 50610022465418
Standard Loan Liberty Lake Library Juvenile Fiction Liberty Lake Library Book J CANTINI GHOULIA 2 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Checked out 04/29/2024 31421000710880
Total holds: 0

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

Clue meets Little Shop of Horrors in the fun romp Ghoulia and the Mysterious Visitor , a rollicking mystery with an unexpected hero--the second fully illustrated chapter book from author/artist Barbara Cantini continuing the adventures of Ghoulia, a lovable, not-so-scary zombie.



One dark and stormy night, Ghoulia's cousin Dilbert comes to visit her at Crumbling Manor. She's confused--she didn't invite him, and it turns out that Dilbert's a real grouch. He complains about everything! When Ghoulia tries to track down Auntie Departed to find out why she invited Dilbert, she finds that Auntie has vanished. Ghoulia can't find her. And the doorbell won't stop ringing.



One after another, Ghoulia's friends arrive--all with the same mysterious invitation in hand. As the gang searches Crumbling Manor for Auntie Departed, one of their own goes missing. Finally, Dilbert inadvertently solves the mystery in the greenhouse when he finds himself face-to-face with the sinister Chatterbox Ivy.



Includes bonus activities



Ghoulia series:

Ghoulia (#1)

Ghoulia and the Mysterious Visitor (#2)

Ghoulia and the Ghost with No Name (#3)

Ghoulia and the Doomed Manor (#4)

Auntie Departed invited all of Ghoulia's friends, and a grouchy cousin she had never met, to a surprise dinner party, but the biggest surprise is that Auntie is missing. Includes instructions on how to write an invitation and how to plant a garden.

Reviews provided by Syndetics

Horn Book Review

Young zombie Ghoulia returns in a second book in this reluctant-reader-friendly series for the chapter-book set. Here Ghoulia must solve the mystery of Auntie Departeds disappearance from Crumbling Manor with the help of unexpected (and very grouchy) visitor Cousin Dilbert. As in the first book, the appeal is in the attractive book design with frequent double-page spreads incorporating text into the colorful gothic-inspired illustrations. Funny details in both text and art abound (the doorbell howls rather than rings; a portrait of Alfred Hitchcock hangs on the wall). An offbeat but entertaining choice for Halloween reading. martha v. parravano September/October 2019 p.50(c) Copyright 2019. The Horn Book, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

Author notes provided by Syndetics

Barbara Cantini is the illustrator of numerous books for young readers. The Ghoulia series is her first author-illustrated project. She lives in the Tuscan countryside with her husband, their two daughters, three cats, and a slightly daft hamster.

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