Eggplant Rufus : Amused Indifference on a Stupid Planet

Lillie Kate, turning eleven, has just moved into the town¿s only funeral home to live. She is rebellious and unhappy to leave her home in the country, to have to make new friends. When strange happenings occur, she determines to investigate. A ¿widow lady in a long lacy black dress¿ steps out of an old chifforobe. Lillie Kate discovers a journal in the attic, written in code. The lady ghost entices her to find out more in spite of her mortician fathers wrath. The cemetery and a séance reveal even more clues. Can Lillie Kate find out why the ghost is haunting her? JoAn Watson Watson Martin grew up in Atmore, Alabama, and lived in the funeral home. Many of her stories are based on the experience of growing up in a small town in the South. She retired after 22 years of teaching, but continues as a reading/writing consultant in Houston, Texas, area schools. JoAn lives in Baytown, Texas, and considers writing children¿s books her new career. Her first book, Yankee Girl, a young adult historical novel, is in its second printing.Etshied, Karl Jeffrey is the author of 'Eggplant Rufus : Amused Indifference on a Stupid Planet', published 2008 under ISBN 9780981462738 and ISBN 0981462731.