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Ghosts I Have Been

Name: Ghosts I Have Been
Author: Richard Peck
ISBN: 9780141310961

by Richard Peck

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Overview

Blossom Culp is the outspoken outcast of Bluff City, always getting into trouble. No one wants to cross her, especially now that she's revealed that she can see the Unseen. Then Blossom herself is stunned, because her lie turns out to be truth. She actually does have second sight...and she is "on board" the sinking Titanic.

Synopsis

Upon discovering that she has the gift of Second Sight, Blossom also learns that whether glimpsing the future or traveling into the past, one is powerless to alter history.

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First-class...an outrageous sequence of events charmed together with skillfulwordwork.

About the Author, Richard Peck

Richard Peck

Richard Peck created Grandma Dowdel in a short story called "Shotgun Cheatham's Last Night Above Ground," which became the first chapter of this book. He says, "Grandma is too sizable to be confined in a single story, to sizable and mystifying to her growing grandchildren, who in each visit discover in her a different woman."

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First-class...an outrageous sequence of events charmed together with skillfulwordwork.

Children's Literature

Blossom Culp knows she isn't like other children. She shares a gift with her mother that, while making her famous, makes people in Bluff City somewhat suspicious of her as well. While people tend to shy away from Blossom because of her gift, they also call on her for help. Throughout the book, the reader is brought along as Blossom discovers her abilities and how special she truly is. Told in first person, Richard Peck allows Blossom to speak directly to the reader with a wisdom and maturity that escapes some adults and also creates a friendly tone. Through her adventures, Blossom provides such complete detail the reader feels as if he is sharing the experience with her. The down-home feel of Bluff City and its community provides a softness to the characters and the mysteries that Blossom encounters in this small town. These mysteries keep the reader curious, making this a difficult book to put down. 2001 (orig. 1977), Puffin Books, $5.99. Ages 10 up. Reviewer:John D. Orsborn