17 Total Resources 1 Awards View Text Complexity Discover Like Books . Hello Pleasing the Ghost group, please answer the question below. Iliked the part when Uncle Arvie was squishing the chocolates, and when Aunt Julia didn't know what was squishing the chocolates. The authors style of writing was very similar to other authors writing style,for example Roald Dahl.They both do not use real words,for example from "Pleasing the Ghost"-"dunder" and from "The B.F.G."-"whispopping." He had a dog named Bo. Dennis must not only decipher the lan. Welcome back. To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average. This story took place in three locations. Start studying Pleasing the ghost. Dennis has the problem of different ghosts coming through his window almost every night to greet him, but never the ghost he wants. "Pleasing the Ghosst"was not my favorite book but it was ok.The main characters in"Pleasing the Ghost"are Dennis,Aunt Julia,Uncle Arvie,Dennis Mom,Bo(the dog)and Colin.There are lots more but I can't tell you them all.I liked it when Dennis found the box of letters and money in it.I liked that part because Aunt Julia seemed very happy when Dennis found the letters.I didn't it when Colin kept giving Aunt Julia chocolates,because he was wierd.My favorite character was Aunt Julia.She let Dennis have the bicycle.My least favorite character was Colin because he seemed very wierd and a showoff. But one night the ghost of his Uncle Arvie floats in the window and asks Dennis to do three favors for him. Dennis does get a visit from a family member: Uncle Arvie, his father's brother. This is my second Sharon screech novel and it was perfectly adorable. Of course,I would have to say I liked "Pleasing the Ghost"better than it because it had many more characters. I liked the story line in "Pleasing the Ghost"because of the mixed-up,comical language that's used and the buly,Billy Baker.He cracked me up because of the way he said things for example. Surprisingly this is a story about unconditional love, and how it never really dies. He does get a visit from a familiar ghost, his Uncle Arvie. Unable to add item to Wish List. My least favourite character is the mother because she complaines too much. My heart would be great if you e mailed me. I am reading this book for a group of fifth and sisters graders during their second semester of school and I finished the whole thing today. After Dennis's father passes away, he is visited by many ghosts who appear in his room. 3. One day, he is visited by his uncle, Arvie, who had died from a stroke which causes him to talk kinnnda strange. They blow in on the breeze, visit for a while, and fly off again. It was corky, funny, cute, and pulled at your heartstrings just a bit. 3-5 V. Genre. As nine-year-old Dennis confronts the ghost of his uncle Arvie, Arvie's eccentric antics and wonderful wordplay keep the reader laughing. I realize it was written in 1996, but still. Together, they find a lost love letter, finish a special painting, and dig up buried treasure—all for Arvie’s widow, Julia. In "Pleasing the Ghost" a nine year old boy named Dennis has been finding himself in an abnormal situation. Something went wrong. "Pleasing the Ghost" is written by the author named Sharon Creech. Well that's all have to say about the book "Pleasing the Ghost". MY HERO. What a funny yet heartwarming story about love and loss. Perhaps a bit too young for myv12 year old son. fantasy This is fantasy because you can't see ghost and talk to them. These ghosts fly in through his window (to his pup, Bo's, dismay). I’ve had wonderful luck with children’s stories crossing my path. But one night the ghost of his Uncle Arvie floats in the window. 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