{"title":"Leslie Hayertz","description":"","products":[{"product_id":"you-cant-pick-your-ghosts-three-ghost-stories-paperback","title":"You Can't Pick Your Ghosts: Three Ghost Stories - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYou Can't Pick Your Ghosts-Three Ghost Stories\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat do an American middle school, a castle in Spain and a golf course on the Oregon Coast have in common? Ghosts!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the title story, \"You Can't Pick Your Ghosts,\" sixth-grader Annie is haunted by Vice-principal McCormack, a real stickler for following rules. How can she convince him that 1.) she's already paid her library fine, and 2.) he's been replaced by someone who's, well, alive.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe second story, \"The Haunted Alcazar,\" is about a ruin of a castle in Spain and the little girl ghost who has, for centuries, clung to its safe and familiar walls. One summer a shepherd boy happens upon the castle with his sheep, and Rima is inspired to venture forth from her safe, but lonely, castle. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFinally, \"In Ghost House on the Green,\" 12-year-old Ryan dreams of discovering new places, but feels his annoying little brother, Tommy, is holding him back. When they spend a weekend at the beach, Ryan discovers not a new place, but a very old one he never could have imagined. Along the way he learns some unexpected things about local history and about being a brother.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe moral of these stories? You can't pick your ghosts-they pick you.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51449205522655,"sku":"9780999771839","price":12.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/htUtkVdfnv9780999771839.webp?v=1790261540"}],"url":"https:\/\/blackandbarhe.com\/collections\/leslie-hayertz.oembed","provider":"Black \u0026 Barhe Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}