Books like Miss Ghost by Ruth M. Arthur
A foster child who has been rejected by her mother and has lost her father and grandfather, Elphie's life is filled with rejection. When she is sent to a home for troubled children, she is determined to keep her distance from everyone, until she meets Miss Ghost who has had problems not unlike her own.
First publish date: 1979
Genre: Children's Fiction/Children's Fantasy
Authors: Ruth M. Arthur
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