There was a guy in the store who had a store but also had houses to rent. The book takes place in Duston,Arizona At the beginning it says that the family just moved in and they need a place to stay in. For me it is a good book because the theme is easy to picture it and be brought put in your imagination. I liked this book because it was in English as well as Spanish. The book I read is Ghost Fever/Mal de fantasma by Joe Hayes. The black and white illustrations by artist Mona Pennypacker are fantastic and the story borders on creepy but it didn't keep my 12-year-old from being able to sleep, though I do want to contribute that it would have bothered my 10-year-old, who opted not to read it. This is a short novel, written in English and Spanish, by storyteller and author, Joe Hayes, who's a gringo who grew up “in southern Arizona, 50 miles from the Mexican border.” (I'm a gringa who grew up with Cubans and Colombians in Miami, so I can relate to this type of language acquisition). (This is how pandemic projects go, people!). We were hoping to read it for el día de los Muertos, but it arrived a week late.

This is a short novel, written in English and Spanish, by storyteller and author, Joe Hayes, who's a gringo who grew up “in southern Arizona, 50 miles from the Mexican border.” (I'm a gringa who grew up with Cubans and Colombians in Miami, so I can I ordered this middle grades ghost story the first week of October for the “Arizona” portion of our Kids Read America project. I ordered this middle grades ghost story the first week of October for the “Arizona” portion of our Kids Read America project. With her grandmother’s help and advice, Elena solves the mystery of the ghost girl, recuperates from her ghost fever and, in the process, learns a valuable lesson about life.more Lucky for Elena that her grandmother knows all about the mysterious ways of ghosts. The landlord can’t even rent it out for free! That is, not until foolish old Frank Padilla comes along thinking he can save some money. Nobody in their right mind will rent that house because…well, a ghost haunts it. The story starts in an old rundown house in a dusty little town in Arizona.

In his classic bilingual style, Joe Hayes tells the story of Elena’s ghost fever. Well, Elena Padilla’s father didn’t, and that’s a shame, because his disbelief ends up making Elena a very sick girl. Nobody in their right mind will rent that house because…well, a ghost haun Do you believe in ghosts? Do you believe in ghosts? Well, Elena Padilla’s father didn’t, and that’s a shame, because his disbelief ends up making Elena a very sick girl.

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