The Great Ghost Rescue By Eva Ibbotson

The ghosts of Britain need a sanctuary. Castles with central heating bogs drained for motorways dismal forests cleared for car parksthere are few places left for a respectable ghost to haunt. Humphrey the Horrible actually his name is simply Humphreyhe added the Horrible to help himself become horrible is a small mostly unsuccessful ghost in a family of ghastly ghouls. His mother worries. But Humphrey has enough pluck to befriend a smart politically aware schoolboy Rick Henderson who i