About the Book: When Fulton hatches a wicked plan to scare his nephew Oliver to death and inherit the family estate, he contacts the Dial a Ghost agency for help. But a hilarious mix-up sends the kind Wilkinson ghosts and their adopted daughter Addie instead of the terrifying Shriekers. When the mistake is discovered, Oliver and his family must face the truly frightening ghosts and stop Fulton’s sinister scheme. Eva Ibbotson’s Dial a Ghost is a funny and spooky children’s adventure filled with ghosts, gothic mystery, family, friendship and laugh-out-loud mishaps, brought to life with charming black-and-white illustrations.