Ghost of the Southern Belle
Publication Information
Author:  Bodkin, Odds	Illustrator:  Fuchs, Bernie
Title:  Ghost of the Southern Belle	Date:  1999
Publisher:  Little Brown	City:  Boston
ISBN, paperback:  0-316-02608-5	ISBN, hardback:
Recommended audience:
ABE/ABLE:   Yes	ESOL:
Family:	Young Adult:
Picture:   Yes
General Information:
Book Type(s):    fiction
HSE Descriptor(s):
Summary:
This is a ghost story set on the high seas. The young son of a ship's captain finds a way to end the curse of a ghost ship.
Teaching Ideas:
Illustrations are beautiful. Learners may want to examine them for 'ghostly' qualities. This book might make a good addition to a text set about traveling or life on the sea. Teachers might use it as a writing prompt for a group writing exercise to create a mystery. Although not a crtitical part of the story, the ghost ship appears to be part of the Confederacy, so the book may belong with Civil War volumes as well. The idea of a child 'saving the day' may also be of interest to learners.
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Social Studies > anthropology > folklore Emotions-Personal Issues > emotions > death History > topic > war > Civil War Science > meteorology > storms Transportation > ships Sports/Recreation > travel > journeys/voyages

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