Twelve-year-old Dahlia has always lived at Silverton Manor-having spent fifty years as its resident ghost. When Oliver Day and his family show up as house-sitters the day Mrs. Tibbs, a Liberator sent by the Spectral Investigative Council, arrives to teach Dahlia the proper rules for ghosting, Dahlia can't wait to make new friends. But the unscrupulous ghost hunter, Rank Wiley, and the crooked town councilman, Jock Rutabartle, plan to rid Silverton Manor of its ghosts and sell it to the highest bidder. With her home and friendships at stake Dahlia may have to break the rules of ghosting as quickly as she learns them to solve the mystery of her death and save the manor. Equal parts charming and eerie, this ghostly caper hits all the right notes for the middle-grade audience.

This book was recognised by the South Carolina Childrens Junior and Young Adult Book Award.

This book has been graded for interest at 8-12 years.

There are 257 pages in this book. This book was published 2013 by Bloomsbury Publishing USA .

A. J. PAQUETTE is the author of Nowhere Girl . She lives in Massachusetts with her family, where she is also a literary agent.