Betty Ren Wright

Betty Ren Wright (June 15, 1927 – December 31, 2013) was an American writer of children's fiction including Christina's Ghost, The Dollhouse Murders, The Ghosts Of Mercy Manor and A Ghost in The House.

Background
Wright lived in Kenosha, Wisconsin, with her husband, George A. Frederiksen, a painter. She also wrote several short stories such as Sweet remembrance and thirty-five picture books.

Works

 * Novels
 * Getting Rid of Marjorie (1981)
 * The Secret Window (1982)
 * The Dollhouse Murders (1983)
 * Ghosts Beneath Our Feet (1984)
 * Christina's Ghost (1985); also published as The Ghosts in the Attic
 * The Summer of Mrs. MacGregor (1986)
 * A Ghost in the Window (1987); sequel to The Secret Window
 * The Pike River Phantom (1988)
 * Rosie and the Dance of the Dinosaurs (1989); also published as The Midnight Mystery
 * The Ghost of Ernie P (1990)
 * The Scariest Night (1991)
 * A Ghost in the House (1991)
 * The Ghost of Popcorn Hill (1993)
 * The Ghosts of Mercy Manor (1993)
 * The Ghost Witch (1993)
 * The Ghost Comes Calling (1994)
 * Out of the Dark (1995)
 * Nothing But Trouble (1995)
 * Haunted Summer (1996)
 * Getting Rid of Katherine (1996)
 * Too Many Secrets (1997)
 * The Ghost in Room 11 (1997)
 * A Ghost in the Family (1998)
 * The Phantom of Five Chimneys (1998)
 * The Moonlight Man (2000)
 * The Wish Master (2000)
 * Crandall's Castle (2003)
 * Princess for a Week (2006)
 * Selected picture book stories
 * The Yellow Cat (1952)
 * Jim Jump (1954)
 * Roundabout Train (1958)
 * I Want to Read (1965)
 * ''The Cat Who Stamped His Feet (1975)
 * Rodger's Upside Down Day (1979)
 * I Like Being Alone (1981)
 * The Time Machine (1981)
 * Pet Detectives (1999)
 * The Blizzard (2003)
 * Rackety-Boom (1953)
 * Johnny Go Round

Short Stories

The Invisible Cat (1958) Alfred Hitchcock's Magazine