New Adventures of Mary-Kate & Ashley #31: The Case of the Giggling Ghost: (The Case of the Giggling Ghost) [Paperback]

Mary-Kate & Ashley Olsen (Author)

Book Description

Age Level: 7 and up | Grade Level: 2 and up | Series: New Adventures of Mary-Kate & Ashley

Mary-Kate and Ashley are excited to attend their town's annual Halloween Carnival. Every year, the carnival's proceeds go to charity -- but this year, few people are riding the rides or playing the games. That's because there's a ghost at the carnival that's scaring all the kids away!

The girls must figure out who or what the spectre is -- and how to get rid of it -- or the carnival doesn’t stand a ghost of a chance!

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About the Author

Mary-Kate and Ashley have been celebrities since the day when, at the age of nine months, they joined the cast of the hit sitcom "Full House" in their shared role as Michelle. Each of Mary-Kate and Ashley's 14 years since has witnessed the outstanding expansion of their popularity...their fans have literally grown up alongside the twins! First in television and feature films, Mary-Kate and Ashley now appear in videos, music, interactive software, fashion dolls and accessories, and more. Their latest ventures include launching their official website and debuting a line of licensed fashion clothing, as well as their very own magazine in spring 2001.

Mary-Kate & Ashley books launched in 1990, and today the various book series continue to grow to reflect the ever-evolving lifestyles of kids, 'tweens, and teens. HarperEntertainment and Parachute Publishing release twenty-five books a year and have sold more than 30 million copies. Mary-Kate and Ashley's two book series Two of a Kind and The New Adventures of Mary Kate and Ashley are frequent USA Today bestsellers. And Mary-Kate & Ashley novelties, such as Wall Calendars, a Mood Diary, a Be My Valentine card-making kit, and the movie tie-in series, Starring-In continue to be hugely popular.

The growth of the Mary-Kate & Ashley brand has afforded Parachute and Harper the opportunity to work with companies such as Acclaim Entertainment, Mattel Inc., Warner Home Video, Kid Rhino, Lightyear Entertainment, Sail with the Stars on cross-promotional and cross-merchandise projects, including a very special, book-dedicated area on mary-kateandashley.com -- Now Read This!

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 7 and up
  
• Paperback: 96 pages
• Publisher: HarperEntertainment (September 3, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0061066532
• ISBN-13: 978-0061066535
• Product Dimensions: 7.7 x 5 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.9 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #655,410 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Melinda Metz grew up in San Jose, California. People sometimes ask if she knows the way there. She kinda does, but she has an off-kilter sense of direction, so to be confident of arriving, it's better to consult some kind of navigational device.

Her mother tried to teach her to read in kindergarten, but Melinda had no interest. She also had no interest in learning to write her name. (FYI, when Melinda was in kindergarten it was all about finger-painting, play time, and naps.) Eventually, she mastered both and even majored in English at San Jose State University.

After college, Melinda moved to Manhattan to seek her fortune, which involved learning to identify fruits and vegetables while working at a grocery store,
making $2.73 working backstage for an off-off Broadway play (her part of the box-office profits), and editing books.

Melinda and the lovely and talented Laura J. Burns pretty much became unofficial writing partners when they were editors at the same company. They teamed up to brainstorm story ideas, and at some point their brains fused in some key places. Later they worked on the Roswell High book series, Laura developing and editing the series, Melinda writing.

That series led to Melinda and Laura, now an official writing team, writing two TV pilots, moving to L.A. to work on the Roswell TV show, and briefly living in Toronto while on the writing staff of 1-800-Missing. They both continue to write books, together and separately.

Melinda has never regretted learning to read and write her name.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A Marykate Oslen Fan, January 25, 2003

A Kid's Review

This review is from: New Adventures of Mary-Kate & Ashley #31: The Case of the Giggling Ghost: (The Case of the Giggling Ghost) (Paperback)

I love this book, Marykate and Ashely think that a ghost is in a haunted house because they hear giggling, there friend Tim is missing, and there friend Princess Patty has lost her goldfish. Can they find out whos doing it? I love these books I have read all of them and I like this the best! I like the New Advetures of Marykate And Ashely more then Two of a kind. ( 8-12)

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I love this book!, January 8, 2003

A Kid's Review

This review is from: New Adventures of Mary-Kate & Ashley #31: The Case of the Giggling Ghost: (The Case of the Giggling Ghost) (Paperback)

Ashely and Marykate are twin detectives and they run the olsen and Olsen Detective Agency in there attic. Ashely is very loical but marykate always likes to trust her feelings.
At the Halloween Carnival the prizes are missing and Matykate and Ashely wiith there friends Patty Eric Tim and Rachel hear spooky giggling all around the carnival. When they go into the Haunted House there best friend Tim disappears ! Marykate and Ashely need to find out whos Haunting the Halloween carnival before halloween!

4.0 out of 5 stars Enjoyed Alot!, September 29, 2011

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This review is from: New Adventures of Mary-Kate & Ashley #31: The Case of the Giggling Ghost: (The Case of the Giggling Ghost) (Paperback)

I bought this for my grandaughter for Christmas.
She loved it, and I would have gotten more of
these stories, but I waited too long to order them;
so if you want them, order early!

Linda Muir