This book will lead young readers to a sense of fright as a ghost is loose on the town! Find out the secrets of Professer Pepper and his sidekick. Find out what really happened at the famous ghostraising!

Excellent book for young readers twisting and turning thru thesuspenseful fog, with a deeper meaning and message for all. Opie isgiven a ticket to watch a ghost raising when he leads a stranger to town in the fog. Aunt Etta has her doubts, and Professor Pepper proves her right! Opie comes out the hero with his quick witted skills and brave heart, with a surprise twist in the middle.

Kids at this age love tall tales & this is a great one. McBroom & his family are clever and fun people who accomplish amazing things. The story is great and the writing is superb. My child and I laughed our way through this book, but it also caused us to think about the nature of truth and stretching it some.

I loved the McBroom books as a kid, which is why I got them for my own child. These fun stories, told in first person for added effect, carry the elements that has made American tall tales a unique literary genre (i.e., a mundane setting made extraordinary, the wild exaggerations told in all seriousness, vague references to others who can substantiate the story). This McBroom book was my favorite, because it describes some classic animals from American "whoppers." My highest reccomendations overall.

Me and the Man on the Moon-Eyed Horse is a great story about a boy who lives out west with his grandfather and sister. He likes to help his grandfather at the telegraph office, where he learns morse code. When a dangerous criminal comes through with his gang to derail the train, and cut the telegraph wires, the young boy uses his wits and his sisters prized red velvet curtains to save the day.