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The black pearl and The ghost

by Walter Dean Myers · 1980

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Two stories: one featuring a great detective in search of a missing pearl, one with a famous ghost chaser tracking down a mischievous ghost.

Genre
mysterymysteryMore like thisLess of thisdetectivedetectiveMore like thisLess of thisghostghostMore like thisLess of this
Setting
1980s1980sMore like thisLess of this
Audience
childrens
Length
short · 36 pages
Form
short storiesshort storiesMore like thisLess of this

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