Ghosts I Have Been

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Summary: This is SUCH a good book!
Review: Blossom Culp is the daughter of a local medium, constantly living in her mom's shadow and also being shunned by the uppity and wealthier girls in her school. Then one day her own powers click on, which ultimately leads to a very real and frightening experience aboard the Titanic.

I first remember reading this book back in grade school, sneaking a "ghost story" home so my mom wouldn't see. Scared me good back then! And it's taken almost 18 years to find it again. Although not scary these days, it was well worth my efforts to track it down.

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Summary: A Must Read and Re-Read
Review: Harry Potter fans will love this book and its three companions, The Ghost Belonged to Me, The Dreadful Future of Blossom Culp, and Blossom Culp and the Sleep of Death. They are about two young teenagers, Blossom Culp and Alexander Armsworth, with extraordinary psychic abilities. The books are by turns funny and scary with hints of romance along the way. Buy the series; it's a sure-fire hit!

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Summary: Entertaining, good plot line, characters with depth, funny
Review: I have read this book many times over the years, starting when I was about 12 or so. I just reread it this last spring (I just turned 30). Richard Peck is eternal, and this story is one that keeps one riveted and entertained throughout. Never a boring moment, and it is easy to get caught up in the intricate plot line. An original quirk to the Titanic tragedy as well. I recommend this book highly to young adults and adults...a good book to read together with children!

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Summary: An Entertaining Novel
Review: I read Ghosts Have I been about 2 years ago, but I recently thought of it and what a great book it was. I am planning on re-reading it as soon as I get a chance to go to the library again. This entertaining book about Blossom Culp was very good but I didn't see much of a plot or problem in the book. I believe that people of all ages would enjoy reading this novel

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Summary: A Must Read and Re-Read
Review: I read this book many years ago and began searching for it on amazon without knowing the author or title of the book. I was simply going on what I remembered from Blossom's episodes on the Titanic. Luckily I found it and reread it and I am so glad I did. Obviously this book had impacted my life- I remembered it over 10 years after I had read it! Thank you amazon and to kids out there, this is a great book!

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Summary: Growing up with Blossom Culp...
Review: I'm so surprised to find out that I'm not alone in my love for young adult novels dealing with paranormal phenomena. So far, I haven't found any adult novels that deal with the paranormal as well as Lois Duncan and Richard Peck- I wish I could! The Blossom Culp books are some of my all-time favorites. I think I was 9 or 10 when I first read Ghosts I Have Been (I'm 24 now) & I still need to re-read it from time to time. This book inspired a fascination with the Titanic that may lead to a book of my own someday.

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Summary: A classic
Review: Like many another reviewer, I'm 30ish now but still go back to reread this wonderful book periodically, in part because it is so mature and intelligent, and in part because it never dumbs things down for young readers; while it incorporates big laughs and genuine chills, it is also an engrossing and moving portrait of a spunky and self-reliant young woman who discovers her own psychic powers (a truly mixed blessing). The first-person narration is some of the most skillful I've ever encountered: with her wry humor, clear-eyed honesty, and pluck, Blossom is convincing and engaging in every word she says. Readers (of any age) who enjoy this book should definitely go back to read its predecessor, The Ghost Belonged to Me, which offers a similar mix of laughs and goosebumps, as well as an equally vivid period setting, but lacks the gritty charm of Blossom as narrator. This is one of the books that helped form my taste for intelligent ghost stories with the flavor of another era, and I highly recommend it.

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Summary: I remember this one
Review: when I read this book I remember it a "A Ghost I once was." I have been looking for this one for years. I am unsure of this title. I tend to trust my memory.
So if this one is the true name so be it.
I love this book and am so glad that I have found it.

Now I know who wrote it.