Ghost Hunter's Daughter
Dan Poblocki
(Author)
Description
A spooky stand-alone middle-grade novel from Dan Poblocki, perfect for fans of John Bellairs and Mary Downing Hahn.They say if you see him, it's already too late. Claire doesn't believe in ghosts, even though her dad is a ghost hunter on TV. But then her dad disappears. And a strange boy in her class, Lucas, knows something about ghosts. One of them has a message for her: Her dad has been taken, and he's in grave danger. Together, Claire and Lucas set out for the town of Hush Falls, where her dad was last seen. Legend says that a tall man in a dark tattered coat lurks near the local reservoir, and anyone who gets too close to old Lemuel Hush is never heard from again. Claire and Lucas are determined to rescue her father. But how can they save him from the ghost of Hush when everyone knows that seeing the ghost means that you're destined to die...
Product Details
Price
$18.99
$17.47
Publisher
Scholastic Press
Publish Date
July 07, 2020
Pages
288
Dimensions
6.0 X 8.8 X 1.2 inches | 0.85 pounds
Language
English
Type
Hardcover
EAN/UPC
9780545830041
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About the Author
Dan Poblocki is the author of The Stone Child, The Nightmarys, The Ghost of Graylock, The Haunting of Gabriel Ashe, The Book of Bad Things, and the Mysterious Four series. He lives in New York with two adorable cats and more books than he has room for. Visit him at danpoblocki.com.
Reviews
Praise for The Book of Bad Things: Ghostly...grotesque...eerie. -- Booklist Poblocki's return, full of mystery, monsters and ghosts, is sure to satisfy his fans. Old-school, John Saul-style horror. -- Kirkus Reviews Praise for The Haunting of Gabriel Ashe: A YALSA Best Fiction for Young Adults selection A Junior Library Guild selection The social dramas mesh well with the supernatural elements...Poblocki creates a real sense of suspense. -- Booklist Poblocki creates danger by not pulling punches. An atmospheric, creepy ghost story best read at night. -- Kirkus Reviews Praise for The Ghost of Graylock: A YALSA Best Fiction for Young Adults selection A Junior Library Guild selection Poblocki is in his element with eerie happenings and atmospheric settings. Short chapters with cliff-hanger endings and several twists and turns in the plot will ensure that the pages turn quickly. Give this book to Mary Downing Hahn fans and others who enjoy spine-tingling mysteries. -- School Library Journal
