"When Marnie Was There" is a gripping ghost story telling of Anna's strange encounter and friendship with a shadowy girl called Marnie among the wild and watery sand dunes of the Norfolk countryside. Is Marnie real? Shortlisted for the Carnegie Medal when first published in 1967, this is a classic tale with truths to tell about friendship, loneliness and family. One of Hayao Miyazaki's top 50 favorite books for children, " When Marnie Was There," is coming to the big screen with an animated adaptation by his film company, Studio Ghibli, creators of Oscar-winning "Spirited Away" and "Howl's Moving Castle" and" Arietty," based on Carnegie-winning novel, "The Borrowers." This classic ghost story comes back into print to celebrate the film's release, bringing Anna's encounters with Marnie to a new generation of readers.