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Dial a Ghost | 
 enlarge | Author: Eva Ibbotson
Creator: Morwenna Banks
Publisher: Macmillan Digital Audio
Category: Book
List Price: $13.68
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Avg. Customer Rating:  27 reviews
Sales Rank: 3083864
Format: Audiobook
Media: Audio CD
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.4
Dimensions (in): 5.7 x 4.9 x 0.9
ISBN: 0230700349
EAN: 9780230700345
ASIN: 0230700349
Publication Date: March 7, 2008
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Amazon.com Review
After spending most of his 10 years in a London orphanage, Oliver Smith is horrified to discover he is the sole master of a grand old mansion. Oliver is quite satisfied with his life just as it is, but he soon finds himself ensconced in a spooky, creaky tower bedroom in Helton Hall, under the care of his two cruelly calculating cousins, the Snodde-Brittles. Cousin Fulton and Cousin Frieda, next in line to inherit the family mansion if something should happen to Oliver, have offered to help him settle in to his new home. Of course, if the matron of the orphanage knew that this assistance involved renting bloodthirsty ghosts from the Dial-a-Ghost Agency in hopes of frightening the boy to death, she certainly wouldn't have allowed Oliver out of her sight. As it turns out, though, there's been a bit of a mix-up at Dial-a-Ghost. The gruesome specters intended for Helton Hall accidentally end up at a convent, while the gentle family of ghosts that wind up in Oliver's home suit him just fine, much to his evil cousins' dismay. Eva Ibbotson has established herself as a true master of her genre with her extraordinary fantasy novels such as Which Witch? and Island of the Aunts. In Dial-a-Ghost, Ibbotson continues to excel in wit, whimsy, and wisdom. It's as if one's favorite crazy aunt has dropped by to tell the kind of convoluted and magical story children really want to hear. (Ages 8 to 12) --Emilie Coulter
Product Description
'Get me some ghosts,' said Fulton Snoddle-Brittle. 'Frightful and dangerous ghosts!' Fulton has gone to the Dial A Ghost agency with an evil plan. He wants to hire some truly terrifying ghosts to scare his nephew Oliver to death. But Oliver likes ghosts. And the peculiar ones he meets at Helton Hall decide at once to help him outwit the wicked Snodde-Brittles...'You'll love this chain-rattlingly, blood-oozingly hilarious story.' - "Daily Telegraph".
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 More disturbing than imaginative May 11, 2008
I wanted so much to like this book, but for the life of me I could not figure out what Ms. Ibbotson was trying to do. Write a ghost story? Fine by me. I love ghost stories. Tell a touching family story? I'm as a sappy as the next person. But wow! I could not figure out here strange desire to combine nice people with ickiness and terror and dare to call it a children's book! The tone was completely inconsisten throughout the entire book, ranging between comedy, tragedy, and these weird, too-violent ghosts that seem to have nothing better to do than to make families and nuns miserable. It was odd and uncomfortable, which is sad because I have found other books of Ms. Ibbotson's to be absolutely enchanting. What was this book supposed to be? No one likes to see a combination of cuteness and tragic horror. At least I don't in a children's book.
 5 stars baby!!!!!!!!!!! May 26, 2007
this book is 'bout a boy named oliver that is an orphan and in the middle of da book he finds out he has ghost trying 2 kill him!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
 Not Your Average Ghost Story June 23, 2006
2 out of 4 found this review helpful
Although DIAL-A-GHOST was about ghosts, it was funny and imaginative, not scary. I really liked this book. And, because it wasn't that scary, I consider this book a ghost story for people who don't like ghost stories.
Dial-a-Ghost January 24, 2006
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
I love this book because it's about GHOSTS. The author of this book writes many ghost stories such as The Secret of Platform13 or The Great Ghost Rescue. I would compare this book to the Scary Stories Series. The author puts several interesting pictures in the book. The character I like the best is the dad of the Watson's family. I like him because he's a doctor and because he works for the navy. A really good part of the story is when Oliver sees Adie's hands go threw the closet door.
I think lots of people should read this book because if they don't
Believe in ghosts, after they read this book they'll believe in them. If I had to give this book a rating I would give it ***** stars because of all the time the author succeeds in making it scary and tries to make the pictures look good. Another good thing is all the good words the author uses in it. A scene that is very good is when the mom of the Watson's family is about to get her daughter and...Boom! ... a bomb falls right on the house and every single one of the family dies. I think any person who likes scary stuff should read DIAL-A-GHOST.
Hilarious. Must-Read-Book!!! September 29, 2005
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
Eva Ibbotson is just pure magical. Dial-A-Ghost not only makes you laugh and slap your knee, but it also teaches valuable life lessons. Read it. That's all I can say.
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