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词条 Betty Ren Wright
释义

  1. Background

  2. Works

  3. References

  4. External links

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| birth_date = {{Birth date|1927|06|15}}
| birth_place = Wakefield, Michigan, USA
| death_date = {{Death date and age|2013|12|31|1927|06|15}}
| death_place = Racine, Wisconsin, USA
| occupation = Writer
| nationality = American
| period = 1981–2013 (novels)
| genre = Children's fiction, chiefly ghost stories; picture book stories
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  • Christina's Ghost
  • The Dollhouse Murders

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| spouse = {{marriage|George A. Frederiksen|1976|}}
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}}Betty Ren Wright (June 15, 1927 – December 31, 2013) was an American writer of children's fiction including Christina's Ghost, The Dollhouse Murders, The Ghosts Of Mercy Manor and A Ghost in The House.[2]

Background

Wright lived in Kenosha, Wisconsin,[2] with her husband, George A. Frederiksen, a painter. She also wrote several short stories such as Sweet remembrance and thirty-five picture books.

Works

Novels
  • Getting Rid of Marjorie (1981)
  • The Secret Window (1982)
  • The Dollhouse Murders (1983)
  • Ghosts Beneath Our Feet (1984)
  • Christina's Ghost (1985); also published as The Ghosts in the Attic
  • The Summer of Mrs. MacGregor (1986)
  • A Ghost in the Window (1987); sequel to The Secret Window
  • The Pike River Phantom (1988)
  • Rosie and the Dance of the Dinosaurs (1989)
  • The Ghost of Ernie P (1990)
  • The Midnight Mystery (1991)
  • The Scariest Night (1991)
  • A Ghost in the House, Part 2 (1991)
  • The Ghost of Popcorn Hill (1993)
  • The Ghosts of Mercy Manor (1993)
  • The Ghost Witch (1993)
  • The Ghost Comes Calling (1994)
  • Out Of The Dark (1995)
  • Nothing But Trouble (1995)
  • Haunted Summer (1996)
  • Getting Rid of Katherine (1996)
  • Too Many Secrets (1997)
  • The Ghost in Room 11 (1997)
  • A Ghost in the Family (1998)
  • The Phantom of Five Chimneys (1998)
  • The Moonlight Man (2000)
  • The Wish Master (2000)
  • Crandall's Castle (2003)
  • Princess for a Week (2006)
Selected picture book stories
  • Roundabout Train (1958)
  • I Want to Read (1965)
  • Rodger's Upside Down Day (1979)
  • I Like Being Alone (1981)
  • The Time Machine (1981)
  • Pet Detectives (1999)
  • The Blizzard (2003)
  • Rackety-Boom{{citation needed|date=August 2014}}
  • Johnny Go Round

Short Stories

The Invisible Cat (1958) Alfred Hitchcock's Magazine

References

1. ^{{Cite web |url=http://www.scholastic.com/teachers/contributor/betty-ren-wright-0 |title=Betty Ren Wright |accessdate=2010-03-22 |publisher=Scholastic Teachers (scholastic.com/teachers) }} "Biography" with linked "List of books".
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External links

  • Obituary in School Library Journal
  • Interview by publisher Holiday House
  • {{isfdb name|4305}}
  • {{LCAuth|n80046362|Betty Ren Wright|57|}} (including 9 "from old catalog")
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