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Betty Ren Wright

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Occupation
  
Writer

Role
  
Writer

Name
  
Betty Wright

Period
  
1981–2013 (novels)

Nationality
  
American


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Born
  
June 15, 1927Wakefield, Michigan, USA (
1927-06-15
)

Genre
  
Children's fiction, chiefly ghost stories; picture book stories

Notable works
  
Christina's GhostThe Dollhouse Murders

Died
  
December 31, 2013, Racine, Wisconsin, United States

Spouse
  
George Frederiksen (m. 1976)

Books
  
The Dollhouse Murders, Christina's Ghost

Nominations
  
Edgar Award for Best Juvenile

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Betty Ren Wright (June 15, 1927 – December 31, 2013) was an American writer of children's fiction including Christina's Ghost, The Dollhouse Murders, The Ghosts Of Mercy Manor and A Ghost in The House.

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Background

Wright lived in Kenosha, Wisconsin, with her husband, George A. Frederiksen, a painter. She also wrote several short stories such as Sweet remembrance and thirty-five picture books.

Works

Novels
  • Getting Rid of Marjorie (1981)
  • The Secret Window (1982)
  • The Dollhouse Murders (1983)
  • Ghosts Beneath Our Feet (1984)
  • Christina's Ghost (1985); also published as The Ghost in the Attic
  • The Summer of Mrs. MacGregor (1986)
  • A Ghost in the Window (1987); sequel to The Secret Window
  • The Pike River Phantom (1988)
  • Rosie and the Dance of the Dinosaurs (1989)
  • The Ghost of Ernie P (1990)
  • The Midnight Mystery (1991)
  • The Scariest Night (1991)
  • A Ghost in the House, Part 2 (1991)
  • The Ghost of Popcorn Hill (1993)
  • The Ghosts of Mercy Manor (1993)
  • The Ghost Witch (1993)
  • The Ghost Comes Calling (1994)
  • Out Of The Dark (1995)
  • Nothing But Trouble (1995)
  • Haunted Summer (1996)
  • Getting Rid of Katherine (1996)
  • Too Many Secrets (1997)
  • The Ghost in Room 11 (1997)
  • A Ghost in the Family (1998)
  • The Phantom of Five Chimneys (1998)
  • The Moonlight Man (2000)
  • The Wish Master (2000)
  • Crandall's Castle (2003)
  • Princess for a Week (2006)
    • Selected picture book stories
  • Roundabout Train (1958)
  • I Want to Read (1965)
  • Rodger's Upside Down Day (1979)
  • I Like Being Alone (1981)
  • The Time Machine (1981)
  • Pet Detectives (1999)
  • The Blizzard (2003)
  • Rackety-Boom
  • Johnny Go Round

    • Short Stories

    The Invisible Cat (1958) Alfred Hitchcock's Magazine

    References

    Betty Ren Wright Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA


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