Red, White, and Boo!

Ghostville Elementary #16

by Marcia Thornton Jones, Debbie Dadey

Let's hear it for the red, white and BOO! The third graders are holding an election for class president. If Cassidy wins, only the smart kids get recess. If Andrew wins, no more homework. But the classroom ghosts, Ozzy and Edgar, want to campaign, too. And the only thing they promise is to SCARE without CARE!

Genres: Childrens

64 pages, paperback

First published January 1, 2007

About the author

Marcia Thornton Jones has published 131 books for children with sales totaling more than 43 million copies world-wide. Her works include CHAMP (mid-grade novel), RATFINK (mid-grade novel), GODZILLA ATE MY HOMEWORK (chapter book), THE TALE OF JACK FROST (picture book) and LEPRECHAUN ON THE LOOSE (picture book). She is the co-author of seven popular series including The Adventures of the Bailey School Kids, Keyholders, Ghostville Elementary, The Bailey School Kids Jr. Chapter Books, Triplet Trouble, Bailey City Monsters, and The Barkley School for Dogs.

Marcia has been listed as a top 100 author by the Educational Paperback Association and selected for the Children’s Top 100 Books list by the National Education Association, International Reading Associations Children’s Choice Award. Marcia's books have received many honors and have appeared on on the Publisher's Weekly Bestsellers lists,

Marcia, a full time writer living in Lexington, Kentucky enjoys presenting at schools and conferences. As a veteran teacher with more than 20 years of experience, she easily relates the importance of writing to students of all ages.

Reviews

[Jennifer · Rating 3 out of 5]

This was a great look at how democracy does and should work, although the definition of impeachment was a bit oversimplified (implying if a president is impeached he's automatically removed from office). I highly recommend this book, even if you don't read the rest of the series. It would also be great for kids in grades 2-3, although I think this particular book in the series would be enjoyable for someone of any age.

[Shelly · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was a cute book. It reminded me of class elections when I was in school.