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    The Ghost of Popcorn Hill
    The Ghost of Popcorn Hill
    The Ghost of Popcorn Hill
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    The Ghost of Popcorn Hill

    By Betty Ren Wright and Karen Ritz

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    As two brothers try to reunite the lonely ghosts of a farmer and a sheepdog, “readers will be cheering them on every step of the way” (Publishers Weekly).

    In this short-chapter winner of the IRA Children’s Choices, Peter and Martin enjoy living atop Popcorn Hill, except for two things: They long for a big dog and their cabin is haunted by a lonely ghost. They do get a frisky mutt named Rosie, but she’s not as big or as appealing as the stray sheepdog that has been roaming around outside. When the boys learn the sheepdog is a ghost, however, they devise a plan for bringing the two ghosts together. In the process, they learn to appreciate their real pet, Rosie.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherHoliday House
    Release dateJul 7, 2015
    ISBN9781504013413
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      The Ghost of Popcorn Hill - Betty Ren Wright

      CHAPTER ONE

      Ho-Ho-Ho!

      "Ho-ho-ho!"

      Stop laughing, Martin said. He glared across the dark room at his little brother’s bed.

      I’m not laughing, Peter protested. I thought that was you.

      Well, it wasn’t. They listened for a while, and then Martin went on with his story. So Jimmy Adams couldn’t find his kitten, and everybody thought it was dead or something.

      Peter moved restlessly under his covers. I don’t like this story, he said. It’s too sad.

      No it’s not, Martin said. Because they found the kitten finally, and do you know where he was?

      How would I know that?

      He was in the salad bowl, in the kitchen sink. All covered with French dressing and sound asleep. Martin chuckled to himself, and then he stopped again to listen. You did laugh before, he said. During the sad part.

      Didn’t.

      Did.

      Both boys lay very still, and Martin discovered he had goose bumps. He knew he had heard a laugh.

      I’m scared, Peter whispered, sounding as if he might cry.

      Martin took a deep breath. Forget about who laughed, he ordered. Think about something nice. Think about tomorrow when we get the dog.

      Peter stopped sniffling. It’ll be the biggest dog in the whole world, he murmured in a dreamy voice. I can’t wait.

      So go to sleep, Martin said. Tomorrow will come faster.

      A minute or two later, soft snores told him Peter had taken his advice. That was the trouble with being three years older. You had to stay awake and do all the worrying. Now that he’d started thinking about the dog they were going to get tomorrow, he had to worry about that. Would it really be the biggest dog in the world? That was what both boys wanted. A big dog could pull their wagon around the yard. In the wintertime he could drag their sled up Popcorn Hill. He would be the perfect pet, but Martin wasn’t at all sure they were going to get him.

      The trouble was their father. He insisted that a big dog wouldn’t fit in their little old cabin. A big dog would cost too much to feed. Remember, we moved to Popcorn Hill when I lost my job, and we have to save some money, he’d told Martin and Peter about a hundred times in the last few months. Let’s be sensible about this.

      I don’t want to be sensible, Martin whispered unhappily into the darkness. I want a big dog as much as Peter does.

      And then, to his horror, it happened again. "Ho-ho-ho, something laughed. Ho-ho-ho-ho-ho!"

      It

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