![]() Readers will enjoy the mystery surrounding the blue ghost as well as the sweet relationship between Liz and Gran. While Elizabeth is embarrassed by her inability to read, Liz encourages her by saying, “ could learn very quickly.” Once Liz returns to the present, she discovers that Elizabeth not only learned how to read, but she also became a doctor! However, Liz is surprised to discover that Elizabeth does not know how to read. This knowledge helps Liz when she goes back in time. Through Gran’s stories, Liz learns about the history of her family. The Blue Ghost isn’t just a ghost story it is also a story about family connections. Once the baby is out of danger, Liz returns to the present. Instead, guided by the ghost, Liz is able to help Elizabeth care for her baby brother who is sick with the croup. When Elizabeth mistakes Liz for a guardian angel, Liz doesn’t correct her, because trying to explain the truth would be confusing. When the ghost beckons to Liz, she follows the ghost into the past where Liz meets one of her relatives, a young girl named Elizabeth. Even though the story focuses on a ghost, the ghost tugs at readers’ curiosity instead of scaring them. The Blue Ghost pulls readers into the story right from the start. ![]() There is a blue ghost in her room! What does the ghost want from her? It is someone calling her name, calling for Elizabeth. ![]() Liz is staying with her grandmother in her old house in the woods of northern Minnesota when one night a noise awakens her. ![]()
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