"Deep and Dark and Dangerous" by Mary Downing Hahn

This children's novel was one of the best constructed ghost stories I have ever read.  The author does an amazing job of balancing detail with plot so that children are not overwhelmed or bored by either.  The story was about the mystery of a death of a ten year old girl thirty years prior.  The dead girl's ghost appears to two children to tell the truth of what happened to her.  I would recommend this author because she is a great read and it would be a book that would keep your students hooked!