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Ghostopolis
By TenNapel, Doug
Publishers Summary:
Imagine Garth Hale's surprise when he's accidentally zapped to the spirit world by Frank Gallows, a washed-out ghost wrangler. Suddenly Garth finds he has powers the ghosts don't have, and he's stuck in a world run by the evil ruler of Ghostopolis, who would use Garth's newfound abilities to rule the ghostly kingdom. When Garth meets Cecil, his grandfather's ghost, the two search for a way to get Garth back home, and nearly lose hope until Frank Gallows shows up to fix his mistake.
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- 978-0-54521-027-0
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REVIEWS
School Library Journal
Starred Review on July 1, 2010
Gr 7 Up—When readers first meet Garth Hale, he is about to receive the fifth diagnosis that his disease is incurable. How fitting, then, that a boy who thinks about death more than other kids his age should be accidentally zapped into the afterlife. When washed-up ghost wrangler Frank Gallows realizes that he accidentally sent Garth through to the other side, he does everything in his power to rescue him. Mean...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Junior Library Guild
Reviewed on July 1, 2010
- The world of Ghostopolis is wildly inventive and yet strangely plausible, incorporating such different visions of the afterlife as skeletons, zombies, mummies, wisps, and...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
