Wishing to be like his older but dead brother, who often materializes to give Wally advice and support, Wally enters a skateboarding competition and finally gains the confidence to be himself. Copyright © Libri GmbH. All rights reserved.

"Rony Blum explores how "phantom-mediated" interpretations of the past and present were key to the uniquely successful relationship that developed between French settlers and Natives in the Americas."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved

Frances Foggarty, now in her fifties, remembers her childhood.. When she was nine her ten-year-old brother, Tom, was hit by a milk-float and killed. He returns after the funeral and Frances's story is of her new relationship with Tom, the ghost and 'guardian angel'. Frances wears a caliper as a result of polio and she and her young brother live with a rather tyrannical aunt. In this touching tale of loss, hardship and endurance Frances comes to terms with Tom's death and moves on in her life.

When a bully threw Frank and Joe's new friend, Chet's, baseball mitt into a spooky old house and Chet goes inside to find it only to see two glowing red eyes. It's up to Frank and Joe search for clues to find the monster.

Two brothers share adventures and a bond that not even death can break in Ghost Brother, a collection of outdoor tales of the supernatural by award-winning writer Harry Guyer Jr. Youll meet the old man, his ghostly brother Roy, and Roys little ghost dog Queenie as they ramble through the woods and along the streams of southcentral Pennsylvania. Youll also encounter an old man plodding along what may be his final trail, a bowhunter who channels spirits of archers of the past, another who performs an act of kindness for a departed soul, a young girl who races for her life in colonial times, and other unforgettable characters. Along the way youll learn such outdoor skills as catching suckers, carving walking sticks, finding mushrooms, calling squirrels, building turkey calls, cleaning snapping turtles, and other useful lore. Youll also get a taste of rural Pennsylvania of over a half century ago and even discover the best way to deal with a bully. Most of the stories are based on actual events with a supernatural twist added. Suspend your disbelief for a few hours to enjoy Ghost Brother.

Part high-adventure tale, part autobiography, this page-turner recounts the eerie experiences that convinced brothers Brad and Barry Klinge, founders of Everyday Paranormal and stars of the TV series Ghost Lab on Discovery Channel, that ghosts really do walk among us Brad and Barry Klinge have been investigating paranormal occurrences for the last twenty years, and in Chasing Ghosts, Texas Style, they divulge some of their most exciting ghost encounters and analyze the science behind their paranormal hunts. Each chapter of this fascinating book focuses on the Klinge brothers' investigations into the creepiest of places, and explains how they have been able to capture both audio and video of paranormal occurrences using their high tech tools, and a healthy dose of common sense. Even when faced with mysterious slamming doors and haunting pleas for help, these brothers never shy away from a bone-chilling encounter or another chance to investigate a centuries-old haunting. Whether they are simply looking for a frightening ghost story or are more interested in the science behind ghost hunting, readers will not be able to put this gripping book down. In fact, they may even be inspired to take up ghosthunting themselves.

The beautifully illustrated second installment of The Dragon and the Elf finds Elton and Xanthal in New Elf City one year later, contemplating their next trip to the mystical land of Tereth-Macvena. It also introduces a few new characters, some of them friendly-but-creepy, and others beautiful-but-dangerous. In Ghost Brother, Elton learns the importance of family as well as friendship. Dan Paul Roberts continues his magickal tale of wonder and self-discovery in the second full-color volume of this imaginative series.