Megan Stine_Jeffery & the Third-Grade Ghost 02 by Haunted Halloween

Author:Haunted Halloween
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Tags: Ghost, Body, Ghost Stories, Juvenile Fiction, Halloween, Mysteries & Detective Stories, Fiction, Horror & Ghost Stories, Supernatural, Mind & Spirit, Ghosts
ISBN: 9780449903278
Publisher: Random House Digital, Inc.
Published: 1988-10-22T05:00:00+00:00

“This is going to be dynamite,” Jeffrey said when they were done. “No one will believe their eyes.”

“Yeah. It’ll be a surprise a minute, Daddy-o,” Max said with a strange laugh.

Jeffrey looked at the ghost. But before he could ask Max what he meant, Max said, “See you later, alligator.” And then he was gone again.

Chapter Five

On Halloween morning, Jeffrey looked at himself in the mirror. But it wasn’t Jeffrey Becker he saw. It was Jeffrey the Mysterioso. It even said that in dazzling sequins on the back of his flowing black cape. Under the cape, Jeffrey the Mysterioso wore a white shirt and black pants. He also had on a black top hat, a magic wand, and a look on his face that said anything might happen.

“Jeffrey, you look like a total groove,” Max said. He sat on the end of Jeffrey’s bed.

“Thanks,” Jeffrey said. “But just promise me one thing. You will show up on time at school today, won’t you?”

“No sweat, Daddy-o,” Max said.

“And you won’t try to mess up my act, will you? I mean, no tricks except the ones we planned. Right?”

“That’s two things,” Max said. And with a wink, he faded away.

A little while later, Jeffrey the Mysterioso sat in Mrs. Merrin’s classroom. The room was filled with ghosts, witches, ballerinas, and animals of all shapes and sizes. Everyone had worn a Halloween costume to class. But as Jeffrey looked around the room, he noticed that the real ghost—Max—was doing his usual disappearing act. Max was not there yet.

“Good morning, class,” Mrs. Merrin said, walking into the room. Jeffrey looked up and saw that his teacher was dressed in a costume, too. She wore an old-fashioned, floor-length, fancy ball gown. Her hair was powdered white and she had lots of curls. She told the class that she was Martha Washington. “Everyone looks super,” said Mrs. Merrin. Then she looked right at Jeffrey. “Jeffrey, I got your note.”

“Note? What note?” Jeffrey asked. “I didn’t write you a note.”

“Your note saying you had a very special magic act to share with us,” Mrs. Merrin said.

Jeffrey’s heart began to pound. Suddenly, he knew who had written the note to Mrs. Merrin. Max had written it. And that meant that Max had something special planned, too. What was the ghost going to do?

“So,” Mrs. Merrin went on, “I want each person in class to show and tell what is special about his or her costume. And, Jeffrey, you can go first.”

Jeffrey looked around the room quickly. Still no Max.

“I’m not ready,” Jeffrey said, shaking his head. He couldn’t do his act without Max. The tricks wouldn’t work!

Mrs. Merrin gave Jeffrey a funny look but just said, “Jeffrey’s trying to keep us in suspense, as every good magician should.”

So Mrs. Merrin asked Ben to explain his robot costume instead. After that Melissa stood up. She was wearing her pink ballet tutu, ballet slippers, and a stethoscope around her neck. She was a famous ballerina-brain surgeon.

Without looking up, Jeffrey could feel Mrs.

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