Joan Carris Books
Aunt Morbelia and the Screaming Skulls
The peaceful life of a boy with dyslexia is interrupted when his great-aunt, who has a morbid fascination with ghosts and death omens, moves in.
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Beware the Ravens, Aunt Morbelia
Todd Fearing, his aunt Morbelia, and his friend Jeff are shadowed by mysterious characters when they visit London and their ancestral home.
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Just a Little Ham
A family's pet pig delights them with her intelligence and enthusiastic personality, until her independence leads her to such bad habits they are afraid they've created a monster.
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A Ghost of a Chance: A Novel
Punch and his friends spend a summer in North Carolina looking at dolphins, hunting for Blackbeard's buried treasure, and watching out for the famed pirate's ghost.
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Howling for Home
Dissatisfied at having to eat dry food, sleep in the laundry room, and wear a collar, Beau, a newly adopted puppy, decides to run away.
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When the boys ran the house
When their mother is taken ill while their father is out of town, four brothers ranging in age from two to twelve decide to take over the responsibilities of running the household.
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Pets, vets, and Marty Howard
While working after school in a veterinarian's office, Marty Howard discovers that caring for animals can be just as frustrating as it is rewarding.
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Pets, vets, and Marty Howard
While working after school in a veterinarian's office, Marty Howard discovers that caring for animals can be just as frustrating as it is rewarding.
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Hedgehogs in the closet
Unhappy with his family's move to England, eleven-year-old Nick slowly begins to thrive in the very British setting of his new home and school.
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