Booking it with Sandra

Ghosters is a fun Middle-Grade read. Or, should I say, man, what a SCARY, fun Middle-Grade book! Do not, I repeat do not, read this when you are trying to go to bed. At one point in time, I seriously thought I could hear squeaking wheels rolling around on my living room floor. Read the book, you will get what I am talking about. Ghosters is the type of paranormal story that is appropriate for all ages even though it is written for middle-grade readers.  This is the first book that I have read where a child with a disability--  Joey, is actually written without some lecture, some overly drawn-out explanation of his disability, or seems unreal- almost one dimensional. Joey is very real, Joey enriches Ghosters so much that I might have to say he might be my favorite character in the whole book! That is saying something as there are so many richly written characters in Ghosters.   While reading Ghosters there were so many times that it created a good goosebumping shiver. So much so that I would have to go outside and make sure I myself wasn't wandering the "Ramos Mansion".  Now mind you, I read Cujo by Stephen King as a 12-year-old kid, I love scary stories especially when they seem that they could really happen. Ghosters is not too scary for your middle grader, it's just in my old age I absorb the scary more than I used to mainly because I am reading at home alone. Yeah, home alone reading is not always a good thing when you are reading a Paranormal Book unless that book is poorly written, which this book is not. It is fantastic!  If you like this book, there are two other Ghoster stories: Revenge of the Library Ghost & Secrets of the Bloody Tower which I look forward to picking up soon. While visiting the Author's website I was pleasantly surprised to find AR questions for the first two Ghoster stories. I enjoy it when a retired teacher still uses educational practices when they interact with children. This is the first time I have seen where already provided questions are given without the book being a hit on the Times Best Seller List. Sometimes books have to have questions written and approved to get them to be considered for the AR program. Now, don't get me wrong, I think this book should be a hit! I'm not sure why I hadn't heard of it before Ms. Corbitt asked me if I would read it.   I know that if I was still working at our local library or TA'ing at our intermediate school I would be recommending this book to all those kids who LOVE scary stories. Especially, Espie, the little 9-year-old girl who always came in asking for scary stories that didn't involve cheesy talking animals or Goosebump- type storylines. She told me once she hated the books that were "written down" by an author who thought a kid couldn't like a super scary book that only a little bit of scare was too scary. Espie loved Dracula, Stephen King's books and yet they weren't age-appropriate for her according to her parents. This book without hesitation would be my next book to recommend for her to read! rated for paranormal activity, writing style, and just pure fun. Thank you, Diana Corbitt, for allowing me to read Ghosters in lieu of my honest review!