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The Mystery of the Runaway Ghost

  • 2004 first published
  • 128 pages
  • 11 editions

Gertrude Chandler Warner and Hodges Soileau's The Mystery of the Runaway Ghost (2004) is a ghost story novella. Key subjects include brothers and sisters, orphans, ghosts and boxcar children.

11 Open Library readers have it on their want-to-read list. It has been published in 11 editions.

It runs to roughly 128 pages — 2–3 hours of reading at an average pace.

Themes, setting & tropes

Genres

Subjects

  • Brothers and sisters
  • Orphans
  • Ghosts
  • Mystery and detective stories
  • Ghost stories
  • Detective and mystery stories
  • Boxcar children
  • Children's fiction
  • Wisconsin
  • Siblings

Quick answers

Who wrote The Mystery of the Runaway Ghost?

The Mystery of the Runaway Ghost was written by Gertrude Chandler Warner and Hodges Soileau and first published in 2004.

What genre is The Mystery of the Runaway Ghost?

It is usually shelved as Ghost Stories.

How long is The Mystery of the Runaway Ghost?

The median edition has 128 pages, about 2–3 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.

What books are similar to The Mystery of the Runaway Ghost?

Readers who like it often enjoy The Hollow Boy, Lo strano caso del fantasma al Grand Hotel and The Graveyard Book.

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