Betty Ren Wright

Betty Ren Wright
Born	June 15, 1927 Wakefield, Michigan, USA
Died	December 31, 2013 Racine, Wisconsin, USA
Occupation	Writer
Nationality	American
Period	1981–2013 (novels)
Genre	Children's fiction, chiefly ghost stories; picture book stories
Notable works	Christina's Ghost The Dollhouse Murders
Spouse	George A. Frederiksen (m. 1976)

Betty Ren Wright (June 15, 1927 – December 31, 2013)^[1] 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.^[2][3]

Background

Wright lived in Kenosha, Wisconsin,^[2] 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^[3]

• 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 Ghost 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)
• The Ghost of Ernie P (1990)
• The Midnight Mystery (1991)
• The Scariest Night (1991)
• A Ghost in the House, Part 2 (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^[3]

• Roundabout Train (1958)
• I Want to Read (1965)
• Rodger's Upside Down Day (1979)
• I Like Being Alone (1981)
• The Time Machine (1981)
• Pet Detectives (1999)
• The Blizzard (2003)
• Rackety-Boom
• Johnny Go Round

Short Stories

The Invisible Cat (1958) Alfred Hitchcock's Magazine

References

1. "Betty Ren Wright Frederiksen: Obituary". The Journal Times (Racine, WI). January 5, 2014. Retrieved 2014-08-17.
2. "Betty Ren Wright". Scholastic Teachers (scholastic.com/teachers). Retrieved 2010-03-22. "Biography" with linked "List of books".
3. "Betty Ren Wright". Fantastic Fiction (.fantasticfiction.co.uk). Retrieved 2010-03-22.

External links

• Obituary in School Library Journal
• Interview by publisher Holiday House
• Betty Ren Wright at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database
• Betty Ren Wright at Library of Congress Authorities, with 57 catalog records (including 9 "from old catalog")