Ghosts of Haunting Pasts [Ghost for Rent by Penny Lockwood] Book Review

Number of posts : 21 Registration date : 2009-02-02

Eleven year-old Wendy Wiles’ world seems to be crumbling all around her. Her parents are talking divorce, she has to move away from her beloved modern city apartment to a broken down old-fashioned farmhouse in the country, and her brother, Mike…well, he just loves to get on her case and constantly tease her like older brothers sometimes do. Just as Wendy thinks things can’t possibly get worse, mysterious things begin to happen.

Her new best friend, Jennifer, tells her the old dilapidated house they moved into is haunted! Strange things are happening everywhere and Wendy isn’t the only one seeing weird sights. Strange music fills the air and a sudden gust of wind has leaves swirling into ghostly human shapes that dance about; a shimmery vision of a young boy dressed in old fashioned clothes plays a haunting melody on the piano, and a young woman’s face that appears in the mirror are all clues to the mystery that must be solved. Mike, Wendy and Jennifer dig through old library records on their quest to unravel the truth about what happened at that old house so many years ago. The clues slowly begin to fit together to unlock the secrets hidden in the murky past when a mysterious skeleton key suddenly appears to confirm the rest of the mystery.

This spine-tingling paranormal is a great read for kids aged 9-12. This is a page-turner that will keep them engaged beginning till end.

GHOST FOR RENT
By Penny Lockwood

Publisher: Hard Shell Word Factory
Genre: Paranormal
ISBN: 0-7599-0340-9 trade paperback
0-7599-0337-9 e-book
Paperback: 65 pages
Recommended for Ages: 9-12

Number of posts : 1 Registration date : 2009-05-03

Hi, thanks for the great review. I'm honored to be a guest here on the Cybrarie.

Penny

Number of posts : 21 Registration date : 2009-02-02

Hi Penny!

You are welcome here anytime! Thanks for such a great ghost story!

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