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The Ghost That Came Alive by Crume, Vic is a work of fiction available to read on EtoBox.
What is The Ghost That Came Alive about?
Twelve, almost thirteen, year old Jenny Blair, her doctor father, ex-nurse mother, big brother Jim, older sister Emily, twin brother Chris, and five year old younger brother Tommy, have spent the summer at their cottage by the seaside but are getting ready to return home on Labor Day. However, Tommy becomes deathly ill, so Mr. and Mrs. Blair take him to a nearby hospital in Mr. Blair’s car while Jim is to drive the rest of the kids home in the family station wagon. A huge thunderstorm comes in, and when Jim stops for gas near Alston and asks about a motel, he is told that one named Cliffside up the road has a restaurant. In the driving rain, they see a sign for “Cliffspray,” and, mistaking it for the motel, turn in and find themselves at an old house with a tree having fallen down behind them blocking their way out. Seeing some lights in the house, the Blair children ask for help and meet Miss Cliff, her brother Alston, and their other brother Dr. Cliff. The Cliffs begrudgingly offer some assistance but act as if they want the Blairs to leave immediately, telling them rumors about the house being haunted by the ghost of an ancestor named Andrea Cliff, then turn around and seemingly
Who reads The Ghost That Came Alive?
It is typically read by readers looking for immersive, entertainment-first reading.
Common subject areas: fiction, literature, genre fiction.
- Author
- Crume, Vic
- Publisher
- New York : Scholastic Inc.
- Published
- 1975
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780590461474
- Category
- work of fiction
- Subjects
- Children'S, Fiction, Young Adult
- Rating
- 3.47 / 5 (39 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14
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