The Ghost Job
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- $7.99
Publisher Description
Ghosts make the best thieves in this pitch-perfect middle grade adventure from the acclaimed author of Weird Kid. Perfect for fans of Gordon Korman and John David Anderson--and anyone looking for an Ocean's 11-style heist!
Zenith and her friends may be dead—but lucky for them, even getting ghosted wasn’t enough to tear them apart.
The four of them were thick as thieves long before an unfortunate lab accident sent them careening into the afterlife. So when they hear about a machine that could return them to the land of the living, they are determined to steal it.
Unfortunately, the magical device belongs to a dangerous necromancer who’s out for their ectoplasm.
Fortunately, they’re great at heists. Because pulling off the score of their deathtimes is no job for an amateur.
Perfect for Halloween readingFeatures light scaresA charming cozy seasonal pick
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
In this animated San Diego–set heist novel from Van Eekhout (Fenris & Mott), the ghosts of four middle schoolers killed in a science lab gas explosion use their newfound skills to seek a return to life. Since "being alive is precisely a billion times better than being dead," the four close friends form a crew following their demises, haunting their school's theater and engaging in heists of supernatural goods. Kind team leader Nicholas can project his voice to "meat-walkers," as the kids term the living; goth performer Vanessa can possess beings and objects; science-minded Eddie feels electricity as a sensation; and object-manipulating poltergeist Zenith serves as the crew's muscle. When a ghost hunter comes looking for them, they learn that a wealthy necromancer is seeking ghosts, and possesses a device that can take—and restore—lives. Thoughtful ethical dilemmas soon cause them to reconsider the lengths to which they'd go to reunite with their loved ones. Zenith's candidly funny first-person narrative applies a light, portmanteau-riddled touch to themes of death and grief, while the protagonists' close relationships and powers offer up sheer spectral fun. Zenith is of Dutch Indonesian descent; cover art portrays the other protagonists with various skin tones. Ages 8–12.
