Copyright Date:
2023
Edition Date:
2023
Release Date:
10/03/23
Illustrator:
Sorrentino, Flavia,
Pages:
253 pages
ISBN:
Publisher: 1-454-94518-4 Perma-Bound: 0-8000-5075-4
ISBN 13:
Publisher: 978-1-454-94518-5 Perma-Bound: 978-0-8000-5075-7
Dewey:
Fic
LCCN:
2022037214
Dimensions:
21 cm.
Language:
English
Reviews:
Kirkus Reviews
(Mon Nov 06 00:00:00 CST 2023)
Horror-loving middle school friends tackle ghostly and real-world problems.Frannie, Whisper, Sophie, Gemma, and Zuzu-members of scary-story club the Graveyard Girls-are trying to find out who dug up the body of local legend Silas Hoke. Whisper finds a clue in her dad's therapist girlfriend's confidential patient notes that leads the girls to a local mortuary. A more pressing problem, though, is the fact that Zuzu has been possessed by Ginny Baker, Silas Hoke's murder victim. As the other girls try to figure out how to dispel the spirit, they have other problems to deal with. Frannie accidentally brings bad luck to her play and must concede her role to her nemesis and understudy. Gemma realizes that her efforts to save her family business, the Spirit Sanctuary, may be doing more harm than good. And the boy Sophie has been texting convinces her to move further outside her comfort zone than she's ready for, inspiring her scary story about a boy who turns out to be a monster. This story nicely balances supernatural and real-life plotlines and features plenty of imaginative creepy elements. With a plot that follows closely on the events of 2022's 1-2-3-4, I Declare a Thumb War and a cliffhanger ending, this installment will be best appreciated by committed series readers. Most characters read white; Zuzu's surname cues her as Japanese, and the cover art depicts Sophie as Black.Friendship is at the heart of this humorous, spooky tale. (Horror. 9-13)
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Kirkus Reviews
(Mon Nov 06 00:00:00 CST 2023)
The second entry in the slightly scary, extremely addictive contemporary middle-grade series from New York Times bestselling authors Lisi Harrison and Daniel Kraus--perfect for fans of scary stories for kids, like R. L. Stine's Goosebumps, or books for preteens, like Ann M. Martin's The Babysitters Club. It's been a month since the events of 1-2-3-4, I Declare a Thumb War , when the Graveyard Girls--Gemma, Whisper, Sophie, Frannie, and Zuzu--discovered Silas Hoke's empty grave. A month, and no answers. That changes when messages from the other side start to creep up on the Graveyard Girls. Gemma's good-luck charm. The skull in Whisper's spilled milk. Sophie's vanishing phone. Frannie's theater curse. And Zuzu's possessed Journal. Who is trying to reach them . . . and why? The good news: There might be one person with some answers. The bad news: She's a mortician . . . with a deadly secret. Speaking of bad news, straight-A Sophie is quickly sliding down the scale to becoming a B-flat friend. She is spending way more time hanging out with "Danger Me" and way less time with the Graveyard Girls and her schoolwork. Will her scary story be enough to win back her pals, or will her picture-perfect life become the ultimate photo bomb? Fans of author Lisi Harrison's Monster High books will enjoy this new entry in the Graveyard Girls series of mystery books for kids. Anyone looking for scary books for 10-year-old girls will find exactly what they need in this thrilling sequel to 1-2-3-4, I Declare a Thumb War .
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