- ISBN: 9781439252598 | 1439252599
- Cover: Paperback
- Copyright: 9/28/2009
First in the series, ghostsNspooks, for Grades 5-8. 'Don't let the ghost get you! It knows you are here'¦' with these parting words from her new neighbor, David Dawson, fourteen-year-old Melinda Riley is in for a haunting surprise. After she and her family move in with her Great Uncle Joseph, Melinda is thrown headfirst into a frightening mystery. Not only does the forest have hidden, dark secrets, but so does her new friend, Lara. Why does David harbor so much hate against Lara, why is there a ghost crying in the attic and why is there a disembodied head buried in the rose garden? Are the Rileys in danger and if so, will Melinda solve the mystery of The Ghosts of Bear River before it's too late? If anything is for certain, time is anything but a friend.