Birdy and the Ghosties Author:Jill Paton Walsh Birdy's father is a ferryman, and Birdy often rides with him to balance the boat. One day an elderly passenger tells Birdy that she has the second sight, and Birdy finds that if she looks twice at things they often look quite different the second time around. When a ghost family, invisible to all but Birdy, demands a ferry ride, they appear ... more »to her to be hideous, frightening creatures at first, but a second look shows them as a handsome, noble family. "We get stuck with how people see us," says the ghostie king, "and some people do have the horrors!" In gratitude, he offers her a gift, but Birdy also sees through a false promise and ends up with treasure enough to change her life.« less