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Children adapt to haunted life from "summary" of Dial a Ghost by Eva Ibbotson

In the crumbling ruins of the castle, the de Villiers children found themselves in the most peculiar of circumstances. They were surrounded by ghosts - friendly ghosts, mind you, but ghosts nonetheless. It was an unconventional situation, to say the least, but the children adapted surprisingly well. At first, they were understandably shocked by the presence of the ghostly inhabitants. Who wouldn't be, when faced with such a supernatural phenomenon? But as days turned into weeks, and weeks turned into months, the children began to accept their spectral roommates as just another part of their daily lives. The ghosts, for their part, were more than happy to have the children around. They had grown accustomed to the solitude of the castle, and the lively presence of the de Villiers children brought a new energy to the old halls. Together, they formed an unlikely family, with the children learning from the ghosts and the ghosts finding joy in the laughter and play of the children. In this strang...
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    Dial a Ghost

    Eva Ibbotson

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