Denis Ever After
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5.0 • 1 Rating
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Publisher Description
Written by award-winning author Tony Abbott and perfect for fans of The Ethan I Was Before and The Thing About Jellyfish, this bittersweet middle grade novel follows the ghost of Denis Egan as he teams up with his living twin brother to solve the mystery of his death.
Denis Egan is dead.
He’s okay with that. It’s been five years since he died, and the place where souls go is actually pretty nice. Sure, there are some things about his life and how it ended he can’t quite recall, but that’s how it’s supposed to be. Remembering could prevent Denis from moving on to whatever’s next.
However, something is standing in his way. His twin brother Matt can’t let go of him, and as long as the living are holding on to his memory, Denis can’t rest in peace.
To uncover the truth about what happened that day five years before, Denis returns to his hometown and teams up with Matt. But visiting for too long has painful consequences for Denis, and Matt’s renewed interest in his brother’s passing is driving a wedge between his still-grieving parents.
Can the two boys solve the mystery of Denis’s death without breaking apart the family he’s left behind?
A Paranormal Ghost Story: Told from the perspective of Denis, a ghost who thinks the afterlife is pretty okay—if only his living brother would let him rest in peace.Solving a Cold Case: Five years after his death, Denis must return to the world of the living to uncover what really happened, even if visiting has painful consequences.Grief and Loss: A powerful exploration of a family fractured by tragedy, as Matt’s search for answers drives a wedge between his still-grieving parents.A Powerful Sibling Bond: One brother is living, the other is dead. Together, they must team up to find the truth and heal their family, no matter the cost.
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Since his death at age seven, Denis has been living in Port Haven, where souls still remembered by the living go after they die. Denis's twin, Matt, remembers Denis so vividly that Denis has continued to grow, unlike most of the Port Haven residents, who remain the age that they were upon their death and, once completely forgotten by the living, move on to Garden Hills. But Matt has just discovered the investigation surrounding Denis's death, left purposefully unresolved by their father, who can't seem to let Denis go. Matt becomes so obsessed with finding the killer that Denis must return to the land of the living (a painful but doable process) to help his family uncover the truth. Abbot (the Secrets of Droon series) blends a taut and twisted murder mystery with a profound reflection on grief and learning to move on. Denis comes to see the "thousand, thousand threads" that bind people and realizes that the powerful connections forged through love cannot be broken, even in death. Ages 8 12.
