I am looking for a name of a childrens book I read around 1985. 
Guessing, it was between 100-200 pgs meant for early teenagers.  It
has been bothering me for a long time.  It was part of a library
reading club list.  All I remember was it was about a boy being on a
steamboat and the steamboat was haunted.  It is not a Mark Twain book.
 I know I am vague but that is all I remember other than it was a good
book.

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Request for Question Clarification by hummer-ga on 22 Mar 2003 11:21 PST

Hi leskowitz,

Does the title "The Ghosts of Steamboat Coulee" by Arthur J. Burks
ring a bell? I've been waiting for a bookseller who has the book to
reply to an enquiry I sent him in regards to the storyline, but I'm
still waiting.

Thanks,
hummer

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Request for Question Clarification by hummer-ga on 23 Mar 2003 09:14 PST

Hi again - Just a note to let you and my fellow researchers know that
I've confirmed that "The Ghosts of Steamboat Coulee" is not the story
you are looking for (it's about a hobo and a log cabin).  Cheers,
hummer

Probably not your book...has a steamboat, a ghost, and a girl,
though... :)

CARLY'S GHOST
http://www.carlysghost.net
by Peggy Tibbetts
Published by Press-Tige Publishing
ISBN: 1-57532-266-8
Genre: Young Adult, Paranormal, 8-12 year olds, Mystery
Price: $5.99
Format: Soft Cover
Stars out of 5: 5+
CARLY'S GHOST is a wonderfully written ghost story.

Carly Baillie is a twelve-year-old girl who moved to a small town
named Steamboat from St. Paul, Minnesota with her parents and older
sister, Jackie. The town's residents believe that the house is
haunted, therefore making the house sit empty for two years before the
Baillie's bought it at a bargain price. Shortly after moving into her
new room, Carly notices weird things happening around the house. And
her sister Jackie is blaming Carly for it. >>

Footsteps pacing the halls during the night, doors slamming
unexpectedly, and cold drafts throughout the house are driving Carly
nuts. No one in Carly's house believes its haunted, but Carly does
after she finds a few belongings of the ghost.

Join Carly on her ghost hunt in a cabin in the mountains!

The moment I started reading CARLY'S GHOST I couldn't put it down.
Each page flows with tension at just the right moment,
realistic-dialogue, sibling challenges, and secrets of the unknown
that will keep you flipping the pages. You'll love the book. I did.

At the end, I felt that it should have gone on a little more, but I
enjoyed it none-the-less. This reviewer hopes that Carly gets into
more ghost hunts in the future.

Peggy Tibbetts lives in Silt, Colorado with her family. She loves to
read and her articles have appeared in several magazines, newspapers,
newsletters, and online magazines. She is a contributing Editor for
Children's Magic Window magazine.

Read CARLY'S GHOST by Peggy Tibbetts as soon as possible, but be
prepared to read the book in one sitting until the very end!

Reviewed by Jennifer LB Leese @ ASTORYWEAVERs Book Reviews,
http://www.geocities.com/ladyjiraff/aswbr.html