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"For Halloween, my mother used to read us ghost stories. I&amp;#039;d like to find some new ones to read to my children or even ones for myself. What do you recommend? Margo responds: For kids, when it comes to raising goose bumps, R.L. Stine remains the master in my book. The 7-12 crowd who enjoyed his phenomenally popular Goosebumps series should like his latest Mostly Ghostly series, too. The series began in August 2004 with Have You Met My Ghoulfriend? Book number 7, which came out in August 2005, is called Freaks and Shrieks. Mostly Ghostly stars a boy named Max Doyle, a regular kid who just happens to have two ghosts living in his bedroom. You could read these to your kids under seven, but the 7-12 crowd will probably want to read them themselves.  For the 9-12 crowd, especially those who like a challenging read, I suggest Roald Dahl&amp;#039;s Book of Ghost Stories. The late Dahl is a favorite children&amp;#039;s book writer (Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Matilda), but be forewarned: These stories aren&amp;#039;t for sissies.  Ready to be spooked yourself? I was thrilled when Alice Kimberly began her Haunted Bookshop Mystery series last year, available in affordable $6.99 paperbacks. The latest in the series is just out: The Ghost and the Dead Deb. Here, Mrs. Penelope McClure, who owns a bookstore in a small Rhode Island town, solves murder mysteries with the help of a resident ghost, a private investigator named Jack Shepard, who was murdered on the site more than 50 years ago. McClure is a sweet Miss Marple type, while Shepard comes from the hard-boiled detective school. The combination is delightful, with Kimberly switching between the two styles as each character speaks. Add to that a cast of quirky small-town characters, and you have the makings for a fun read.  Another current, but more literary, ghost read is Patrick McGrath&amp;#039;s Ghost Town: Tales of Manhattan Then and Now. Offering up a trio of tales, McGrath conjures New York ghosts from three different times: the American Revolution, the 19th century and the present day. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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