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An international collection of ghost stories and spooky tales by such authors as Susan Cooper, Roberto Piumini, and Bjarne Reuter.
First publish date: 1996
Subjects: Fiction, Children's stories, Short stories, Ghosts, Ghost stories
Authors: Margaret Mahy
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