Its Great to be a Ghost
by Lynn Schiffhorst
Category: Juvenile Fiction

Giggle is a happy, heart-warming little ghost. Although most people can't see her, she stands up for what's right, finds safe homes for animals, and figures out which grown-ups, human or otherwise, can help her get out of trouble. She also loves to think up tricks. Her magic is so strong that she can wish herself and a friend to the moon. Giggle and her parents are not ghosts in the Halloween sense. They are a family of spirits who live in the bell tower of a church in New England. The pastor, an Irish priest, is proud to call them his friends. Right above Giggle and her family in the tower is Uncle Pete, a bachelor ghost who plays the piccolo. In the room above him is Mrs. Wigglebone, a skeleton lady who polishes the church bells. Not far away, in the synagogue, is Uncle Morty, a wise old Jewish ghost. Among Giggle's friends are her third-grade classmates Rusty and Lenore; Bobbi, the only blue ghost on earth; Brenda, an African-American visitor from Florida; and Ryan, a ten-year-old boy with cerebral palsy. With these friends, Giggle celebrates all the happy days of the year, from Hanukkah to St. Patrick's Day.