Content: G (mild bullying)
BUYING ADVISORY: EL - OPTIONAL
APPEALS TO: SOME
6th grader Caleb knows his new town is weird - who wants to dress-up in a Halloween costume all year long? His new best friend Tia loves it, but she is willing to believe Caleb when he thinks there is something very fishy about the whole town. Are werewolves and vampires real? Are they running town hall and other stores? Caleb has an idea for exposing them once and for all and making Samhain safe for normals.
I am not fully invested here. Caleb seems to be afraid of the creatures around him just to be afraid of them - there is no evidence of mysterious disappearances or deaths around Samhain - which sounds like prejudice to me. No real scare factor here, either. The only bright spot is the very last chapter - a set up for book #2, where intolerant Caleb may get his comeuppance! That I am looking forward to.
Caleb is white on the cover; Tia is depicted as Black.
Cindy, Middle School Librarian, MLS
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