Ghost Boy

by Iain Lawrence and Lawrence

Book Overview

Harold Kline is an albino an outcast. Folks stare and taunt, calling him Ghost Boy. It s been that way for all of his 14 years. So when the circus comes to town, Harold runs off to join it. Full of... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0385327390
• ISBN13: 9780385327398
• Release Date: October 2000
• Publisher: Delacorte Press
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 5.8" x 8.5"
• Age Range: 12 to 17 years
• Grade Range: Grades 7 to 12

Customer Reviews

my review

I haven't read a book this good since "Where The Red Fern Grows". I liked the way it told the story of running away. Something that all kids think or dreama about. It pointed out the fact that whatever you look like is not who you really are. I definately would recommend this book to anyone. It was one of those books that I couldn't put down.

A million stars

This is the best book I have ever read in my entire life.Harold is an albino - a person with no color in his skin, hair, and eyes. When he runs away from the taunting kids in his town, he meets a pair of circus "freaks" - Tina, a woman the size of a doll, and Samuel, a giant man covered in hair. They give him a ticket to the circus they work in and invite him to join them. Which he does, becoming the elephant trainer, trying to teach them to play baseball.Life seems good for a while - Harold is accepted in the circus, with the exception of a boy named Ramon who torments Harold just like the children in his town, calling him "Maggot" and "Whitey", but another friend, a horse-back-stunt-riding girl named Flip makes up for it.A lot happens in this book, there isn't enough room to write about it all, but it talks about how Harold changes, etc., etc. I won't reveal the ending b/c it'll ruin the book, but here's a warning: it is MAJORLY sad. I am not kidding when I say I cried. This is a terrific book, but make sure you have a pack of tissue nearby.

The ghost boy

The ghost boy was a really great book. The book was really intresting it started getting really scary in the middle of it . The ghost boy is a book that suprises you because it is a mind twister. I would really consider teenagers to read this book for a report , because they will be surprised when they find out what happens.

Ghost Boy Stands More Than a Ghost of a Chance

Ghost Boy, by Iain Lawrence, is the story of an albino boy named Harold. An albino lacks coloring matter in the skin, hair, and eyes, and so is very white in appearance. Harold lives as an outcast for the first part of his life, until he runs away to the circus. He is adopted by Princess Minikin and Fossil Man. For the first time, he begins to feel accepted by others. He meets another albino, the Cannibal King. He falls in love with Flip. Harold even teaches the elephants in the show to play baseball. But Harold finds that even here, there are the "freaks" and the others that are considered normal, and he is confused as to which group he belongs. Ghost Boy is an unforgettable book that entertained as well as captured my attention. I give it five stars and highly recommend it. It was an interesting book that held many emotions, including sadness, happiness, mysteriousness, suspense, humor, and anger. Ghost Boy helped me to understand the struggles and pain of those who feel they are different