"Goodbye God, I'm Going To Bodie"."Goodbye God, I'm Going To Bodie" Calamity Jan WildWest Publishing PO Box 11658, Olympia, WA 98508 0972180001 $10.00 1-800-462-6420 "Goodbye God, I'm Going To Bodie" by Jan Pierson (a.k.a. Calamity Jan) is the debut title of the smoothly written "Ghostowners" mystery series for young readers. Bodie was a wild California mining town and the phrase "Goodby God, I'm going to Bodie" was found in a young girl's diary. This unknown girl and her adventures reveal hardships and history that will enthrall the readers from first page to last. Also very highly recommended is the second title in this fledgling series, Ghost Of Nighthawk nighthawk: see goatsucker. nighthawk Any of several species of North and South American birds in the whippoorwill family (Caprimulgidae) that are buff, reddish, or grayish brown, usually with light spots or patches, and 6–14 in. (097218001X, $10.00) which takes place in the ghost town ghost town, term for any once flourishing American community that has been abandoned, generally for economic reasons. While most of the towns have little or no population, they often contain old buildings, which may serve as tourist attractions. of Nighthawk, Washington Nighthawk is an unincorporated community in Okanogan County, Washington and was named for a nearby now closed mine. Nighthawk is a (mostly former) logging area along Loomis-Oroville Highway west-northwest of Oroville, Washington. , and will leave young readers looking forward to the pending release of the third "Ghostowners" series title, Shadow Of Shaniko (0972180028, $10.00) set in the ghost town of Shaniko, Oregon 1. ^ Rees, Helen Guyton (1982). Shaniko: From Wool Capital to Ghost Town. Portland, Oregon: Binford & Mort. ISBN 0-8323-0398-4. . |
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