Dying to Meet You -- Kate Klise, Paperback

This giggly ghost story, the first installment of the award-winning 43 Old Cemetery Road series, explores forgiveness, what it means to be a family, and opening one's heart.

When I. B. Grumply moves into the old Victorian mansion on 43 Old Cemetery Road, all he's looking for is some peace and quiet so he can finally finish his next bestseller. But the house is already taken by a boy named Seymour Hope, his cat Shadow, oh, and an irritable ghost named Olive Can this eccentric group help a cranky old man open his heart to new friends? From letters to newspaper articles, a work-in-progress manuscript, and even an occasional tombstone engraving, this quirky epistolary tale by dynamic duo author-illustrator sisters Kate and M. Sarah Klise, is complete with whimsical drawings and pun-tastic hilarity, perfect for even the most tentative reader.

Author: Kate Klise
Publisher: Clarion Books
Published: 08/01/2010
Pages: 160
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.34lbs
Size: 7.62h x 5.58w x 0.40d
ISBN: 9780547398488
Audience: Ages 9-12

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 4.9
Point Value: 2
Interest Level: Middle Grade
Quiz #/Name: 129821 / Dying to Meet You

Award: Maud Hart Lovelace Book Award - Third Place

About the Author
KATE KLISE and M. SARAH KLISE have collaborated on several picture books and a number of popular middle grade novels, including the Regarding The . . . series, Trial by Journal and Letters from Camp, an ALA Best Book for Young Adults. Kate, who is a correspondent for People magazine, lives in Norwood, Missouri. Sarah, who is an art teacher, lives in Berkeley, California.www.kateandsarahklise.com