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The students of Ghostville Elementary plan to transform their school basement into a haunted house for visitors, complete with spooky décor and playful scares. However, the ghosts that dwell in the basement—unaware of the plans—oppose the renovation and must be persuaded to cooperate. The story follows the kids’ imaginative efforts to enlist the ghosts, blending schoolyard creativity with friendly supernatural antics.
First publish date: 2003
Genre: Horror/Supernatural Horror
Authors: Marcia Thornton Jones
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