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Dying to Meet You (43 Old Cemetery Road)

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I read a recent review of this book in the Stamford Advocate and was prompted to look it over for my grandchildren. The review said it was for ages 8 - 12. I'm 74 and I absolutely loved it. However, I really don't think a child in that age group would get too much out of it. There are some wonderful plays on words with proper names such as Mr. M. Balm or the book editor, Paige Turner, a detective, Frank N. Beans and our young hero, Seymour Hope. I'm really not sure children would fully appreciate all of the nuances. Further, the whole book is written as a series of letters among Mr. Grumply, an author of children's books who has had writer's block for 20 years, our young hero, a real estate agent, Anita Sale, an attorney (E. Gadd) and the ghost who haunts the house. I'm not sure the average child would have the patience to follow it. Better check it out yourself first. And, if you're as adult as I am or in your second childhood, it's a hoot.

"Dying to Meet You" is an easy and fun read - and though the target age group is 9-12, this will even appeal to older readers. I loved the story and the creative use of language. Ignatius B. Grumply is a writer in crisis, he has a severe case of writer's block. So what does he do? He rents a spooky old house on Old Cemetery Road in Ghastly, Illinois [don't you just love the name?] but his troubles are far from over as other characters are introduced to complicate matters in the most delightful way, and with witty names like the publisher [Paige Turner], the realtor [Anita Sale], the mischievous ghost [Olive C Spence], the young houseguest and many more.

The story itself is told through a series of letters exchanged between the various main characters. The book is delightfully illustrated with sketches, newspaper reports, notes etc. This is a fast-paced, easy and fun read, and hopefully the first installment in a series. The Klise sisters are immensely talented and I look forward to their future collaborative works.

The Klise sisters have done it again. This quick reading book, written in the "Klise style" of letters, newspapers and notes, tells the story of a grumpy children's author trying to produce his 13th book. It all takes place in an old mansion which is home to a young boy, his cat, and a ghost named Olive. But Olive is not just any ghost. She was once a children's author who never got published. It's all great fun. Now, younger children will be able to enjoy the sisters with this easy to read story. The characters have names that will help but put a smile on your face. My personal favorite was the book editor, Paige Turner.

"Dear Olive,

When I moved into your house, I thought I'd made a terrible mistake. The last thing I wanted was an 11-year-old boy and his cat to babysit for the summer.

But Olive, you showed me what it means to care for someone again...."

This book had me at the cover. I couldn't resist the whimsical drawing of the haunted old house or the character standing in front of it dressed in a plaid coat with a messenger bag draped across his shoulder. His name is Ignatius B. Grumply. He is a writer with a "wicked case of writer's block". He has rented the house at number 43 for the summer to work on a long overdue novel.

Ignatius doesn't count on the house being occupied by Seymour, his cat, Shadow and a resident ghost, Olive. Will Seymour drive Ignatius crazy? Will Olive scare him out of the house? Will the novel ever get written?

Kate and Sarah Klise have written and illustrated a wonderful story told in letters, drawings and newspaper articles. On the surface, it's a children's book about a haunted house and the people who inhabit it. On a deeper level, it's a story of three lonely people and how they connect to themselves and, each other.

I loved this book. Good news - there are two more in the series and book four comes out in May of 2012!!

I read the regarding series and really loved they way books were written and the style of telling a story through correspondence letters and new clippings. So I thought I would try other books that these sisters have done together.

This is the first book of their newest series, I hope the rest of it comes out on paper back so I can read it but might just give up and buy the hardbacks, anyways this was a very enjoyable read too.

It's about a writter that has had writers block for 20 years and needs somewhere quite to work, he picks a rental home to rent for the summer, little did he know what he signed up for. The home already had a child and a cat living there, but since he did not read his rental agreement and he's flat broke, he is stuck there. Also along with that there is a ghost in the house too!

How will he write his newest book with all these distractions? Well I'll let you read for yourself.

Very enjoyable, took me about 2 hours to read. I would highly recommend it to the recommend age group and older.

I finished this book in ONE DAY!! Can't wait to read the next one. I recommend it to kids who like to finish books fast.

A cute read told completley in letters and newspaper clippings. The first ghost story I've ever read that didn't scare me at all! It is short, fun, and a great book. A good book for fans of Geronimo Stilton. Good illustrations and well written. A good book for readers in grades 3-5. It is very funny in some parts. Clever names that really describe the charchters. Such as I. B . Grumply who is very grumpy and Paige Turner who publishes books. I highly recommend this book.

This book is on Florida's "Sunshine State Books List" for grades 3-5, so I picked up a copy for my 8 year old. We both absolutely loved it! It is funny (we were laughing out loud), heartwarming (my son was very empathetic towards Seymore), and refreshing (a grumpy old man is redeemed). I was worried that it would be overly sad, given that Seymore's parents have abandoned him, but instead it was full of Hope. And, all the puns are outrageous! Loved it!

Dying to Meet You is a touching book. I really loved it. I can't wait to read the next book. I'm not surprised it was picked as a Texas Bluebonnet book.

"Dying To Meet You" is the October book selected for my daughter's book club (3rd,4th,5 grades). Wow, we finished the book last night and we are still thinking about it! So cleverly written, the story is told through letters. It's funny, witty and an easy and fast read. This is a great book to read aloud with your child and ofcourse the season is just right...A must have for Halloween!!! Kudos to the author...Cannot wait for the sequel!!