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Dori Hillestad Butler - Author
The mystery gives Kaz and Claire a shared task, while their friendship forms another strand of the story. A possible family connection adds a personal question to the investigation.
"When ghost boy Kaz's haunt is torn down and he is separated from his ghost family, he meets a real girl named Claire, who lives above the town library with her parents and her grandmother. Claire has a special ability to see ghosts when other humans cannot and she and Kaz quickly form a friendship."--Amazon website. Ghost boy Kaz and real girl Claire, who has a special ability to see ghosts when other humans cannot, join forces to solve the mystery of the ghost that is haunting the library. Book #1
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Sign in for personalised guidanceHow the book presents it: Their friendship is presented as the basis for cooperation in the mystery.
Talk about: What does each friend bring to their shared investigation?
How the book presents it: The library haunting gives the friends a mystery to investigate, with a possible family connection for Kaz.
Talk about: Which clues, if any, connect the haunting with Kaz’s family?
Ghosts and a library mystery sit alongside a story about friendship and separation from family. Readers who enjoy supernatural mysteries may find the central puzzle inviting.
Kaz is separated from his ghost family after his haunt is torn down.
If Kaz and Claire’s friendship grows through solving the mystery, what helps them trust one another and work as a team?
Try reading a chapter at a time, then pause to consider what clues might connect the library haunting to Kaz’s missing family. Check in if the ghost mystery feels unsettling.
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The Haunted Library #1 - Dori Hillestad Butler - Google Books
Limited information
Checked: 1 October 2026.
Relevant to: Friendship across different worlds; Mystery structure
The haunted library by Dori Hillestad Butler | Open Library
Limited information
Checked: 1 October 2026.
Relevant to: Friendship across different worlds; Mystery structure
Benefits, discussion questions and reading approaches are suggestions. Your knowledge of your child remains part of the decision.
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