I had never heard of this series before I won a copy of this
book from LibraryThing. It has so many things that I love in books I read. I
love reading books where one or more of the main characters are underdogs. We have Luis who loves math but gets bullied.
We have Zuri who practices mixed martial arts. She and her mother have moved to
Pinedale to get away from her father who is very violent. She actually saves
Luis from the bullies and they become best friends. Then of course who doesn’t
love stories that have ghosts. Zuri meets one in her school library. Zuri has a
ghost friend she meets in the library and helps her with her math. I wish I had
a ghost when I was in school to help me with my math. As I read I learned there was an evil entity
in the sub-basement. I have had a fear
of basements since I was about ten years old. Zuri, Luis and many of the other
ghosts in the school decided to help Zuri protect the ghost helping her with
her math. Here is why teens will love
this book. It deals with so many issues they often deal with. Zuri has to deal with
not only a violent father, but also with racism. Then there is Luis who has to deal with
bullies. They can identify with and
relate with so much in this book. Of
course this is a great book for anyone who loves reading about people who
overcome major obstacles in their lives and especially for those who love ghost
stories. I would most definitely recommend this book.
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