The phantom of the post office

Format:

Book

Title:

The phantom of the post office

Author:

Klise, Kate author

ISBN:

9780547519746

9780544022812

9781451794656

Publication Information:

Boston : Harcourt Children's Books, 2012.

Physical Description:

135 pages : illustrations ; 19 cm.

Series title(s):

43 Old Cemetery Road ;

Number in series:

BK. 4.

Summary:

With the impending closure of the post office, the transition to the new communication system VEXT-mail is anything but smooth for the human and paranormal residents of Ghastly, Illinois. Story told mostly through letters.

Reading Level:

Middle School.

Program Information:

Accelerated Reader AR MG 4.9 2.0 Accelerated Reader Quiz #151118.

Reading Counts 3-5 4.6 5 58064.

Lexile 760L.

Subject(s):

Letters -- Juvenile fiction.

Postal service -- Juvenile fiction.

Technology -- Juvenile fiction.

Ghost stories.

Haunted houses -- Juvenile fiction.

Letters -- Fiction.

Postal service -- Fiction.

Technology -- Fiction.

Ghosts -- Fiction.

Haunted houses -- Fiction.

Genre:

Added Author:

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Library	Call Number	Status
Searching... Monmouth Public Library	J Fic Klise, K. 2012	Searching... Unknown
Searching... Salem Main Library	J Klise, K.	Searching... Unknown
Searching... Silver Falls Library	JF KLISE	Searching... Unknown

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Summary

The letter-loving trio at Spence Mansion has something to grieve about--Ghastly's post office is about to close, which will cut off their connection to their fans. A new invention called VEXT-mail is threatening to replace not only letters, but books, hair dryers, and even garage door openers! Could the mysterious occupant of P.O. Box 5 and his seemingly sinister plan save the doomed post office? Will he strike down Ghastly's beloved ghostwriter in the process? In thisfourth book in the award-winning 43 Old Cemetery Road series, eleven-year-old Seymour Hope and his new friend, Wy Fye,
must solve this postmortem mystery . . . before it's too late!

Author Notes

Kate Klise is the author of many punny and funny middle grade novels, including all of the books in the popular 43 Old Cemetery Road series. She has also written a number of picture books and young adult novels. Ms. Klise lives in Norwood, Missouri. For more information about Kate, visit www.kateandsarahklise.com. M. Sarah Klise illustrates picture books and middle grade novels with a graphic twist. She also teaches art to children and adults in the Bay Area in California. For more information about Sarah, visit www.kateandsarahklise.com.

Reviews (1)

Horn Book Review

This fourth book in the series finds the letter-writing family facing the demise of their local post office due to the new "VEXT-mail" technology; meanwhile, Seymour is stuck in the hospital with the Phantom Flu. The Klises' intriguing narrative tactics continue as the story unfolds through letters, newspaper extracts, black-and-white illustrations, and instant messagelike VEXT-mail conversations. (c) Copyright 2012. The Horn Book, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.