Betty Ren Wright (June 15, 1927 – December 31, 2013) was an American writer of

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including '' Christina's Ghost'', ''

The Dollhouse Murders ''The Dollhouse Murders'' is a 1983 book written by author Betty Ren Wright. It is a story of teenager, Amy, and her sister, Louann, who had an intellectual disability. In 1989, it received the Rebecca Caudill Young Readers' Book Award. Plot In ...

'', ''The Ghosts Of Mercy Manor'' and ''A Ghost in The House''.

Background

Wright lived in

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, 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) * ''

'' (1983) * ''Ghosts Beneath Our Feet'' (1984) * '' Christina's Ghost'' (1985); also published as ''The Ghosts 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'' (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 * ''The Yellow Cat'' (1952) * ''Jim Jump'' (1954) * ''Roundabout Train'' (1958) * ''I Want to Read'' (1965) * ''The Cat Who Stamped His Feet (1975) * ''Rodger's Upside Down Day'' (1979) * ''I Like Being Alone'' (1981) * ''The Time Machine'' (1981) * ''Pet Detectives'' (1999) * ''The Blizzard'' (2003) * ''Rackety-Boom'' (1953) * ''Johnny Go Round'' Short Stories The Invisible Cat (1958) Alfred Hitchcock's Magazine

References

External links

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