The Hide-and-Seek Ghost by Dori Hillestad Butler

Author:Dori Hillestad Butler
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Penguin Young Readers Group
Published: 2016-06-29T12:52:06+00:00

Eli groaned. “Now?”

“Yes, now. Come on,” his mom said.

Claire waited for Eli to start down the stairs, then whispered to Kaz and Little John, “See what you can find out while everyone’s away.”

“Okay,” Kaz said. “See you tomorrow?”

“See you tomorrow,” she promised.

Kaz and Little John swam into a girl’s bedroom and peered out the front window. They saw Claire and Eli standing in the driveway with Eli’s mom. It looked like Eli’s mom was offering Claire a ride, but they couldn’t hear through the closed window.

Claire lifted her backpack to her shoulder, and with a quick wave to Eli, she set off down the street. Eli and his mom got into their car and drove away.

Now Kaz and Little John were alone in Eli’s house.

Maybe.

“Hello? Is anyone else here?” Kaz gazed around the bedroom.

“Come out, come out, wherever you are!” Little John called.

The ghosts heard a strange popping, dropping sound. It was coming from somewhere below them.

“What is that?” Kaz asked.

“I don’t know,” Little John said. “It sort of sounds like . . . popcorn.”

“No. It sounds like . . . ” Kaz thought for a second.

“Like what?” Little John pressed.

“I don’t know,” Kaz said. “Not popcorn, though. The pops are too slow.”

The ghosts wafted out into the upstairs hallway.

“Hello?” Kaz called again. “Is anyone there?”

Pop . . . pop . . . pop . . . pop . . . pop . . .

Kaz noticed a desk over by the stairs. The top drawer was open. “Hey, was that drawer open a few minutes ago?” Kaz asked Little John.

“I don’t know. I don’t think so,” Little John replied.

They swam over and peered down at the open drawer. There wasn’t anything very interesting inside, just some paper, envelopes, pencils, and pens.

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