Release Date: April 7, 2020Published by: Scholastic Press
Read from: April 15-19, 2020Stand-aloneSource: Edelweiss (I received a copy of this book from Edelweiss and the Publisher in exchange for a just and honest review. This did nothing to influence my review.)TW: N/AFor fans of: Paranormal, Action, Cats, Coco, Ghosts, Diversity, Diverse MC, MG
Coco meets Stranger Things with a hint of Ghostbusters in this action-packed supernatural fantasy. For Lucely Luna, ghosts are more than just the family business.
Shortly before Halloween, Lucely and her best friend, Syd, cast a spell that accidentally awakens malicious spirits, wreaking havoc throughout St. Augustine. Together, they must join forces with Syd's witch grandmother, Babette, and her tubby tabby, Chunk, to fight the haunting head-on and reverse the curse to save the town and Lucely's firefly spirits before it's too late.
With the family dynamics of Coco and action-packed adventure of Ghostbusters, Claribel A. Ortega delivers both a thrillingly spooky and delightfully sweet debut novel.
"Everyone thinks dying in their sleep is the most peaceful way to go, but no one ever things about being stuck in their pajamas for the rest of their afterlife."2%
"Everyone wants to paint a powerful woman out to be wicked."20%
"Where did you find this Babettte?" Lucely tried her best not to look too grossed out. Babette paused. "in one of the local cemeteries I think." "In a cemetery? What kind of place is that for a book?" Syd asked. "What better place to bury the truth than with the dead?"20%
"Fear the living, mija, not the dead."88%
"People are all too willing to believe an easy lie in the place of a complicated truth."95%
Labels: Middle Grade, Paranormal