Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Middle Grades Plus (MG+ 6 and up)
Book Level
2.5
Points
0.5
Fiction/Nonfiction
Fiction
Word Count
502
Points per Word
0.000996
Description
In Night of the Ghost by John Townsend, a teenager uses a stomach ache as an excuse to skip school, but his plan takes a frightening turn. While staying home, he encounters a mysterious stranger whose intentions remain unclear. The story unfolds with suspenseful elements as the teen must determine whether this stranger is trying to help him or harm him.