Ghost Ship

Name: Ghost Ship
Brand: Blackstone Audiobooks
Availability: InStock
Author: Dietlof Reiche
ISBN: 9781455106509

Author: Dietlof Reiche

Narrator: Marguerite Gavin

Unabridged: 5 hr 52 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc.

Published: 01/01/2006

Categories: Children's Fiction

Synopsis

When the bay goes mysteriously dry and a ship lost two hundred and thirty years ago suddenly appears, Vicki and her small seaside community are thrown off course. Can she, along with her friend, Peter, manage to get aboard the haunted Storm Goddess and unlock its ancient curse?

About Dietlof Reiche

Dietlof Reiche is an award-winning author in his native Germany, where he has received the German Juvenile Literature Prize and the Oldenburg Children’s Book Prize for his work. His series, The Golden Hamster Saga, published in the United States by Scholastic Press, has been translated into thirteen languages. Reiche lives in Hamburg, Germany, with his wife.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Cambree on November 14, 2016

Not many books can match Dietlof Reiche's perfect blend of mystery, history, and adventure in his novel "Ghost Ship". This was the most exciting historical fiction that I have ever read. I normally tend to stay away from this genre because I find it quite boring, but I did enjoy everything that the......more

Goodreads review by Harley on July 02, 2018

The Storm Goddess, an ancient sailing ship lost at sea in 1772 mysteriously appears in the bay. Her ghost crew is doomed to fight their last battle every night. Only twelve-year-old Vicki can break the curse. But, she does not know how. This is an excellent ghost story and appropriate reading for mid......more

Goodreads review by aza on November 10, 2021

This is one of the books that has been on my shelf since I've had a shelf. A wonderfully descriptive and creative tale. Truly some of the best imagery I've read......more

Goodreads review by Tori on July 13, 2012

I kinda liked this book. It's writing was choppy and not deep (which I think was partly due to the writing and partly to being translated out of it's original language), the characters didn't add up and there were some plot holes, but it was quaint. You know, it's one of those books that you shouldn......more

Goodreads review by Michael on April 07, 2011

The book “Ghost Ship” by Dietlof Reiche I originally read when I was in middle school, when I was the rough age of the characters of the book. When I read it then, I thought it was a fairly entertaining story, enjoying the level of mystery and the storyline. After reading it a second time, several......more