I’ve said it before, and I’ll repeat it often probably, but I love Richard Peck’s writing. Note: The correct order of the series is listed below. I especially love Blossom’s gutsy insights, her determination to rescue Alexander from himself, and Alexander’s natural terror of his own GIFT. One of my FAVORITE series ever! I’ve probably read them a million times. With a little romance, enough mystery, and just enough gore to entertain readers from ages 9 to 99. Technically, they are paranormal mid-grade novels. The Ghost Belonged to Me by Richard Peck is the first book in a set of four starring Alexander Armsworth and Blossom Culp. Or when that little wet dog shows up and then disappears.Įxcept-maybe-that Alexander isn’t all that ordinary. And it doesn’t mean anything when the barn starts glowing. Who cares if her Mama is a fortune teller? That doesn’t mean anything. With stories about halos around the barn. crazy.Īnd it’s REALLY not Alexander’s fault that the girl from across the tracks, Blossom Culp, has started dogging his heels. Or that his mother is throwing a coming out party for his older sister. It’s not his fault he lives in one of the nicer houses in Bluff City. Alexander Armsworth is an ordinary seventh grade boy in 1911.
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