Detailed view for the Book: Dial-a-Ghost

Title:

Dial-a-Ghost
 

Authors:

Genres:

Childrens
Humour & Satire

Editions:

# Date Publisher Binding Cover
1 2003-04-14 Puffin Books  

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Blurb: 
After spending most of his 10 years in a London orphanage, Oliver Smith is horrified to discover he is the sole master of a grand old mansion. Oliver is quite satisfied with his life just as it is, but he soon finds himself ensconced in a spooky, creaky tower bedroom in Helton Hall, under the care of his two cruelly calculating cousins, the Snodde-Brittles. Cousin Fulton and Cousin Frieda, next in line to inherit the family mansion if something should happen to Oliver, have offered to help him settle in to his new home. Of course, if the matron of the orphanage knew that this assistance involved renting bloodthirsty ghosts from the Dial-a-Ghost Agency in hopes of frightening the boy to death, she certainly wouldn"t have allowed Oliver out of her sight. As it turns out, though, there"s been a bit of a mix-up at Dial-a-Ghost. The gruesome specters intended for Helton Hall accidentally end up at a convent, while the gentle family of ghosts that wind up in Oliver"s home suit him just fine, much to his evil cousins" dismay.