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Fun Middle-Grade Chapter Book!
Perfect for ages 10-14
Ghost Adventures Meets Freaky Friday! I know my 10 year old can’t wait to read it!
“Myri Monaco has problems she doesn’t know how to deal with: a crush on her best friend’s boyfriend, a mother who’s dating her science teacher, and a “punishment” for a science project that lands her in auditions for the school play (the last place she wants to be). But most girls don’t have a ghost living at home who is willing to “trade places” whenever she’s needed. Will ghostly possession be an easy solution when problems collide? Or, will Myri lose everything to a ghost wanting to fulfill her own desires?”
Review by Mom Does Reviews:
Would you like to have a ghost for a best friend? Myri’s has one! Her name is Wren. Imagine the possibilities for pranks, mischief and other fun you could have. Would you let your other best friend, Roz, borrow your ghost? Well, Roz uses Wren without telling Myri.
To make matters worse, Myri’s mom is dating her science teacher. Stranger things keep happening. Myri needs and after school activity to make up for her cockroach science experiment gone wrong. Myri gets drama instead of detention. There’s another problem, Myri has never been any good at acting. Be sure to read The Ghost in Me to find out what Myri decides to do!
Shaunda keeps the reader guessing at every turn. Nothing keeps kids more entertained then when they the main character faces so many delightful dilemmas! Shaunda ‘s style remind me of Judy Blume! Her humor makes this book a fast favorite for kids ages 7 to 12.
My favorite part of the book is the cockroach experiment gone wrong. Proving that cockroaches could live without a head was bad enough, but when one headless bug landed in the prissy girl, Brittley’s hair, things keep getting funnier. Shaunda’s vivid descriptions of the bug in the hair still keep me shivering when I think about it.
My son and I read chapter books before bed every night. Even though The Ghost in Me has a girl for the main character, my son loved it. I know it’s a hit when he keeps asking for us to read ONE more chapter. In fact, I took the book with me to work so I could finish reading it. It was so fun, I had to find out what Myri would do! I highly recommend The Ghost in Me for kids and adults alike!
About the Author:
Shaunda Kennedy Wenger is the author of nine books. She was recently accepted on to the Teaching Artist Roster for the Division of Utah Arts and Museums. Reality Bites, Tales of a Half-Vampire is her newest release. Her first book, The Book Lover’s Cookbook, Celebrated Works of Literature and the Passages That Feature Them (Ballantine Books) was featured as a National Public Radio holiday gift pick in 2003. Five of her titles are published for the educational market by Benchmark Education Company and Richard C. Owen Publishers, and include Caterpillar Can’t Wait, Watch a Butterfly Grow, How Many Muffins?, Farm Stand Mystery, and In Black Bear Country. In 2010, she started her own publishing company, Essemkay Company Productions, and released The Ghost in Me, which is a paranormal middle-grade novel, and a chapter book for young readers called, Little Red Riding Hood, Into the Forest Again.
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The Giveaway:
Special thanks to Shaundra for donating The Ghost in Me to one lucky winner!
The Giveaway is open to US only, ages 18+ (paperback)
The Giveaway ends 8/12 at 1159p
Mom Does Reviews would like to thank Confessions of a Stay at Home Mommy, Moms Gone Bronson, andPowered by Mom for helping promote this great giveaway.
Disclosure: Mom Does Reviews was given this book for review purposes only. I was not given any monetary compensation. All opinions are 100% my own.
jenn says
August 12, 2012 at 12:16 PMMy daughter would love then and more than likely I would read them also
johna derosier says
August 11, 2012 at 5:03 PMMy 10 year old grandson
Heather Alexander says
August 10, 2012 at 3:32 PMI think my 12 year old niece would love thisbook, after I read it, of course. Lol
Brittany Poole says
August 10, 2012 at 1:30 PMI still like reading teen book….after I read them I would bass them to my youngest sister.
Brittany Poole says
August 10, 2012 at 12:08 PMI would like them the most and then I would pass them to my mom.
RachaelM says
August 9, 2012 at 8:49 AMI know my niece would love to read this book.
Jennifer Mae Hiles says
August 8, 2012 at 11:38 AMI think my daughter would be very interested in reading this – i probably would too!
tracy webb says
August 7, 2012 at 5:53 PMMy grand-daughter would love this book.
Mary Williams says
August 7, 2012 at 12:48 PMMy niece, this is exactly what kind of books he loves!
jean olaughlin says
August 5, 2012 at 3:31 PMMy grandaughter Paige would love this, she’s 12
jennifer wexler says
August 5, 2012 at 12:33 PMi would like her books the most
jennifer hall says
August 5, 2012 at 7:08 AMMy daughter would love them.
Meg Tucker says
August 4, 2012 at 6:33 PMMy neice Danika would like these books most!
Raina Delrio says
July 31, 2012 at 5:08 PMMy daughter would love these books!
Tami Valentine says
July 31, 2012 at 4:39 PMMy 13 year old daughter.
Pamela g says
July 31, 2012 at 12:07 PMmy 11 year old son would adore these books and it would keep him reading over the summer.
Becky Borgia says
July 31, 2012 at 11:18 AMMy 10 year old son would love this book!
charity wilcoxen says
July 31, 2012 at 10:44 AMI think both my daughters may be interested ,1 is 8 and the other is 12
Crystal Irvin says
July 31, 2012 at 9:30 AMMy lil sis-in-law she just started jr high
tina m says
July 31, 2012 at 7:09 AMMy niece, Nicole, would love this an her birthday is next week.
Julie R says
July 31, 2012 at 6:37 AMI think it would be me.
Debbie Welchert says
July 30, 2012 at 10:02 PMI would love to read them.
jennifer dansberger jones says
July 30, 2012 at 8:59 PMmy daughter would like this