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You Can t Pick Your Ghosts-Three Ghost StoriesWhat do an American middle school, a castle in Spain and a golf course on the Oregon Coast have in common? Ghosts!In the title story, You Can t Pick Your Ghosts, sixth-grader Annie is haunted by Vice-principal McCormack, a real stickler for following rules. How can she convince him that 1.) she s already paid her library fine, and 2.) he s been replaced by someone who s, well, alive.The second story, The Haunted Alcazar, is about a ruin of a castle in Spain and the little girl ghost who has, for centuries, clung to its safe and familiar walls. One summer a shepherd boy happens upon the castle with his sheep, and Rima is inspired to venture forth from her safe, but lonely, castle. Finally, In Ghost House on the Green, 12-year-old Ryan dreams of discovering new places, but feels his annoying little brother, Tommy, is holding him back. When they spend a weekend at the beach, Ryan discovers not a new place, but a very old one he never could have imagined. Along the way he learns some unexpected things about local history and about being a brother.The moral of these stories? You can t pick your ghosts-they pick you.