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Strange Times: The Ghost In The Girl (1) Hardcover – October 4, 2016

by Tom DeLonge (Author), Geoff Herbach (Author)

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From the imagination of blink-182’s award-winning author Tom DeLonge, the Strange Times crew first debuted in the graphic novel Strange Times: The Curse of Superstition Mountain. Now teamed-up with Geoff Herbach, also an award-winning author of the Felton Reinstein Trilogy, DeLonge tells the hilarious and haunting adventure that originally forced five outcast jerks to band together or give up the ghost.

Charlie Wilkins has it all. Pitcher on the baseball team, point guard on the basketball team, good jock friends and girls who just love him. Then his U.S. Air Force dad goes M.I.A. during a secret mission and Charlie falls into darkness. He quits basketball, pushes away his old friends who all seem so stupid. He stops talking. Nobody knows what he’s going through, because the government has forbidden the family from disclosing Dad’s predicament. Charlie turns into a loner, until an Earth Science assignment forces him to join a new, messed-up team.

Wiz has a brain for science, a love for steampunk, and a total disgust for most human beings. Heavy-set, picked-on Riley has a home life Harry Potter wouldn’t trade for. Mouse and Mattheson are skateboard slackers with a keen interest in tacos and in building a model volcano that looks like a butt. With zero chemistry between them, Charlie can’t see how he’s going to pass this class. Will he be stuck, suffering, in eighth grade forever?

The earth shifts. It seems impossible. A ghost girl reaches out to Charlie through the terrified skater boys. She’s being stalked by a vengeful spirit that shares a past with Charlie’s family. It soon becomes clear that the spirit is coming for him. He has to save the ghost girl and save himself. His only hope? The nerd Wiz, the loser Riley, the skaters Mouse and Mattheson who want to hook-up with the girl. But, seriously, she’s a ghost.

Strange Times indeed…

Reading age

9 - 12 years
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288 pages
Language

English
Grade level

Preschool - 3
Dimensions

5.5 x 1 x 8.25 inches
Publisher

To the Stars
Publication date

October 4, 2016
ISBN-10

1943272212
ISBN-13

978-1943272211
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Tom DeLonge is an award-winning producer, author, platinum recording artist, researcher and entrepreneur from San Diego, CA. Today Tom, with his company To The Stars, produces original content that aims to inspire a newfound appreciation of the profound, yet unresolved, mysteries involving science and the universe through entertainment directly informed by science. His first multi-media franchise Love, told the story of an isolated astronaut on the International Space Station and included a double album byhis band Angels And Airwaves with the feature film premiering in 600 theatres across the United States. His next franchise Poet Anderson was inspired by a dream study conducted at Stanford University and spanned an award-winning short film, a chart-topping album, acclaimed comic book series, graphic novel and a YA science fiction novel co-written with NY Times Bestselling author Suzanne Young. Most recently he is working on Sekret Machines which spans both sci-fi fiction and nonfiction thesis informed by unprecedented access at the highest level of the government and science to uncover information about the UFO phenomenon with renowned authors AJ Hartley and Peter Levenda. His Sekret Machines work has won him the 2017 UFO Researcher of the Year award.

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ To the Stars (October 4, 2016)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 288 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1943272212
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1943272211
Reading age ‏ : ‎ 9 - 12 years
Grade level ‏ : ‎ Preschool - 3
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.1 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.5 x 1 x 8.25 inches

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Tom DeLonge
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Tom DeLonge is an award-winning producer, author, platinum recording artist, researcher and entrepreneur from San Diego, CA. Today Tom, with his company To The Stars, produces original content that aims to inspire a newfound appreciation of the profound, yet unresolved, mysteries involving science and the universe through entertainment directly informed by science. His first multi-media franchise Love, told the story of an isolated astronaut on the International Space Station and included a double album by his band Angels And Airwaves with the feature film premiering in 600 theatres across the United States. His next franchise Poet Anderson was inspired by a dream study conducted at Stanford University and spanned an award-winning short film, a chart-topping album, acclaimed comic book series, graphic novel and a YA science fiction novel co-written with NYTimes Bestselling author Suzanne Young. Most recently he is working on Sekret Machines which spans both sci-fi fiction and nonfiction thesis informed by unprecedented access at the highest level of the government and science to uncover information about the UFO phenomenon with renowned authors AJ Hartley and Peter Levenda. His Sekret Machines work has won him the 2017 UFO Researcher of the Year award.
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Growing up, Geoff Herbach wanted to play running back for the Green Bay Packers or join The Three Stooges. Neither worked out. Now he writes books, including the award-winning Stupid Fast series, and teaches creative writing at Minnesota State University, Mankato. Visit geoffherbach.com for more information.
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Pat Quincy

A quick read

Reviewed in the United States on February 12, 2017

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I really enjoyed the story. I've been obsessed with ghosts and Bigfoot ever since I was a kid and I am also a huge Tom Delonge fan. So it was perfect for me. I recommend it to anyone who is interested in a captivating paranormal story. I am looking forward to the next Strange Times book.

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Matthew Walter

Strange Times, Fun Times

Reviewed in the United States on October 5, 2016

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Tom Delonge & To The Stars media deliver yet another novel. This story is so fun & in my opinion opens the door on what could be a fantastic franchise! Definitly read it if you get the chance. Very good Halloween book.

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Five Stars

Reviewed in the United States on November 21, 2016

Excellent read

Reviewed in the United States on September 3, 2017

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Great for 11 to 14 year olds. My grandsons really enjoyed the book. I read it first, didn't really like some of the language but enjoyed the plot and would read more by this author.

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4 stars.

Reviewed in the United States on April 20, 2017

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Like the author, books about strange fiction or real fiction, you decide.

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Jay Corey

Makes its way to your heart

Reviewed in the United States on March 6, 2017

I couldn't put down Strange Times, I wanted to read it every day. First of all, the humour of the characters and in the way the story was told immediately locked me in and I even thought about myself back when I was the characters age. And while the book is mostly humorous and packed full of adventure, parts of it also got to me on another emotional level - some of it even being sad. But overall, all these qualities make Strange Times especially endearing. Once again, DeLonge has created a work that seems to touch on all aspects of human experience. Strange Times: The Ghost In The Girl is sure to hold a special in the heart of whoever reads it. One of my favourite Tom DeLonge fiction novels yet.

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Ryan Gray

A fun ghost adventure!

Reviewed in the United States on October 5, 2016

A fun quick read that makes you feel like you're apart of the "Strange Times" crew. It is a ghost adventure, written from the perspective of a group of 8th grade boys who find themselves in a "save the world by Saturday" type of situation. I enjoyed it, and it has the potential to turn into a nice adventure series similar to Hardy Boys/Goosebumps/etc.

The reading level is probably 15-22ish IMO, but I'm a bit older and still enjoyed it. If you are a fan of Tom's new projects you should definitely check it out. It is well written, and you can definitely tell it is inspired by Tom's upbringing in Encinitas, and humor!

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Benjamin Seeman

A fun scifi/fantasy/horror romp!

Reviewed in the United States on October 4, 2016

Strange Times: The Ghost in The Girl chronicles the formation of the Strange Times crew… a group of 8th graders who started off working on a science project for school and ended up becoming a bad-ass supernatural fighting squad.

For me, the characters… Charlie, an ex-jock loner who narrates the story, Wiz, a nerd, Mouse and Matheson, two skater punks and Riley, the over-weight new guy… are what really make this story. Their dialogue is hilarious and the relationships they develop throughout the book are actually heartwarming and sincere. They evolve from despising each other to being willing to sacrifice their own lives to save each other… cussing and swearing and farting the whole time.

Their adventure revolves around trying to save a ghost girl from the clutches of an evil demon-like spirit, but that is really only the top layer of this multi-facet story. We eventually learn how Charlie has a connection to the supernatural events taking place in southern California with the climax taking place in a crypt in the basement of a spooky mansion next to an old graveyard while a great earthquake rocks the region, releasing all kinds of evil creatures. The boys have to find a way to stop this evil while keeping their underwear clean… or even on.

Mixed with some spooky scenarios and funny hijinks, The Ghost in The Girl is fun, sci-fi/fantasy/horror romp. If you enjoyed the likes of Monster Squad, Goonies or Stand By Me, you will enjoy following the Strange Times crew on this and future adventures. If Tom Delonge and Geoff Herbach can keep up the chemistry between the characters and continue to involve them in the strange and unusual, there’s no telling how far this franchise can go.

note: I received an advanced copy of this book after winning a contest at GoodReads.

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ernest

Really good

Reviewed in Mexico on May 31, 2019

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I liked Af, I’d never read a book of Thomas however it’s really good, they should do a movie of it. Classic story of science fiction.

Baby

feels like you're getting a glimpse into Tom's mind and it's ...

Reviewed in Canada on October 5, 2017

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Tom DeLonge's personality really shines through in this book. Fart jokes, skateboarding, the settings and places... feels like you're getting a glimpse into Tom's mind and it's beautiful.

Kai S.

Moderne Geistergeschichte

Reviewed in Germany on May 1, 2017

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Basierend auf einer Idee von Tom Delonge (blink-182 | Angels & Airwaves), konstruiert Geoff Herbach eine moderne Geistergeschichte mit viel jugendlichem Humor.
Besonders einem jüngeren Publikum werden die Hauptcharaktere mit ihren Slapstick-Einlagen gefallen.

Dieses Buch ist eindeutig zum Spaß haben, man sollte es nicht ganz so ernst nehmen. Locker-lässig erzählt und viel Humor, wie man es von einem Tom Delonge erwarten würde!

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Borja Rodríguez

Perfectas condiciones

Reviewed in Spain on January 9, 2017

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Ha llegado rápido y en perfectas condiciones. Gran libro de Tom DeLonge, a parte de buen músico, escritor increíble., Necesario para fans de Tom Delonge.

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Filip Mackiewicz

California LOVE

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on December 9, 2016

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It is a such an easy evening read ! very gripping at some times i like they way it brings back memories of my own childhood. The world built around it has such a Californian vibe like u can feel you almost there. Whilst reading it you can tell it has so much from Toms perspective on the world around us. Lots of humor and suspense ! looking forward for part 2

BIG LOVE !

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