This bilingual chapter book is about a 14 year old girl, her father and her grandmother. Elena, her little sister and her father were abandoned by her mother so they moved to a small town with her grandmother and Tia. Her father rented a house that was reported to be haunted. This story is very engaging and gives students insight to the belief of ghost by some cultures. With 13 chapters this book will be excellent for English and for English language learners. I personally enjoyed the writing style of this book and feel that any teenager can relate to this story in some way. ( )

In this classic bilingual style story, there is a haunted house in a small town in Arizona. A man gives rent for free, but people do not want to rent because they know a little girl haunts. Elena's father decides to rent and move in. He does not believe in ghosts, but Elena's grandmother knows all about them. In this mysterious and haunting story Elena helps to solve the mystery and along the way learns a valuable lesson.
This book gives you the chills and it is fun to read. This book would be appropriate for grades 3rd through 6th for a read aloud or project reading. ( )