The Secret Dead Club by Karen Strong, 240 pages. Simon , 2024. $18
Content: PG (talk of evil spirits)
BUYING ADVISORY: EL - OPTIONAL
APPEALS TO: SOME
Middle schooler Wednesday and her mom have moved to Arrizona to the house that Mom grew-up in . Ever since Wednesday had a run-in with an evil spirit, she and her mom realized that they need the safety of the family home, which is protected by a spirit from the family who built the house. Wednesday falls in with Miki and Danni-Lynn, two girls who believe in ghosts, but can’t see them. They convince Wednesday to act as their medium to contact their friend Violet who passed away almost a year ago - and who they know is still in her old house.
Lots of talks of ghosts and evil spirits. Wednesday’s family has inherited ghost powers, so they know what can happen. The girls as a group are kind of pushy to Wednesday and their club seems annoyingly formal (though remember having a similar, not ghost related club, at the same age, but ours feel apart as a club pretty fast). Anyway. A little spooky, a little girl drama.
Cindy, Middle School Librarian, MLS
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