Genre:
Middle Grade, Mystery
Source: I
won a copy from LibraryThing. The opinions expressed here are my own.
I love ghost
stories. They can be humorous, scary,
sad, it doesn’t matter. This is a sad
ghost story.
Rose is a
girl who has always been able to see ghosts.
She hates it. She and her family
move into her grandmother’s house after her grandmother passes away. Unfortunately for her the house sits in front
of a grave yard. Polly lives in the house next to Rose’s house. Her mom and dad have taken in many other
children, so she feels she is always ignored and has no privacy. She loves ghost stories and all things
ghosts. Her desire is to meet an actual
ghost. Imagine her surprise when she
escapes all the chaos to the attic and hears a voice singing. She feels a draft yet can see nothing. Imagine her surprise when the voice answers
her back. She is sure that she is
speaking to a ghost. She learns she is
actually speaking to Rose who is in her attic on the other side of the
wall. They agree to meet in the cemetery
behind their house to prove that Rose is not a ghost.
These girls
become good friends. They have
completely different lifestyles. Rose is
often left home along with a housekeeper, whom she rarely sees. Her parents are always working. Polly father is a minister. However, he seems to be angry all the
time. This story is told in alternating
first person point of view. I happen to
be a person that likes this if it is done well.
I believe the author did a great job.
You think you’ve got the mystery of whether Rose is actually a ghost or
not when several twists and turns are thrown in. I loved the way the story ended. This is one I can’t wait to share with those
students who have read all of the ghost stories on my shelves. They are going to love this one.
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