From School Library Journal
Grade 4–7—Molly and Adam have been given the task of watching their father closely during their lakeside vacation. Several of the men in his family have died the day before their 35th birthday, and the Barnetts are determined to protect Tim's life. Meanwhile, the siblings connect with the ghost of Tim's father, who helps them piece together the mysterious deaths. The book ends on a cliff-hanger. A cut above generic series fiction, Ghosthunters nonetheless is a serviceable, not stellar mystery. It contains the requisite spiders, screams, and knives, but the story itself is workmanlike. Molly and Adam are obvious foils for one another, and the dialogue tries too hard to point out character development. The authors explain clues rather than allowing the plot to reveal information, and the story is linear rather than three-dimensional. Ghost stories by Marion Dane Bauer, Mary Downing Hahn, or Betty Ren Wright will serve as well or better.—Caitlin Augusta, The Darien Library, CT
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About the Author
CAROL MATAS is the internationally acclaimed author of forty novels for children and young adults. Her bestselling work, which includes three award-winning series, has been translated into several languages. She lives in Winnipeg, Manitoba
PERRY NODELMAN's young adult fiction includes Dear Canada: Not a Nickel to Spare, The Same Place But Different, A Completely Different Place, and Behaving Bradley. he has also collaborated with Carol Matas on the Minds series of fantasies. He lives in Winnipeg.
PERRY NODELMAN's young adult fiction includes Dear Canada: Not a Nickel to Spare, The Same Place But Different, A Completely Different Place, and Behaving Bradley. he has also collaborated with Carol Matas on the Minds series of fantasies. He lives in Winnipeg.
