he Bagpiper's Ghost / Jane Yolen / 129 pages / Set in Scotland

This the third book in the Tartan Magic series transports the reader to Scotland with its rock-and reel bands, games like Patience, Happy Families, and Bezique, men in kilts, and magic and ghosts.  "In matters o' magic, knowledge is the most important beginning step..."  cautions Jennifer's Gran.  Jennifer and her twin, Peter, and their baby sister, Molly, and their parents are visiting their grandparents in Scotland.  On a midnight visit to a local graveyard, Peter is taken over by a malicious ghost.  Andrew McFadden had interfered with his twin's love; and her ghost - The White Lady - and her love, The Bagpiper McGregor meet in the cemetery.  Can Jennifer use her newly discovered magic skills to release the ghosts...and Peter?  This finely wrought tale includes a glossary of the many Scottish terms and phrases used within the story.