Language: G (4 swears, 0 ‘f’); Mature Content: G; Violence: PG (ghosts and specters)
BUYING ADVISORY: EL, MS - ADVISABLE
APPEALS TO: SEVERAL
7th grader Teddy and his new friends Lila and Caleb defeated the Fire Maiden and sent her back to the Other Side where she belongs -- right? Then why has Lila started flickering? Sometimes she’s there and sometimes she isn’t. And the flickering is getting worse. Tedy has received some help and advice from his friends on the Phantom Hunter forum, especially Rosteen, who knows an awful lot about the spirit world. Turns out the Fire Maiden is gaining in strength - helped along by the seances the kids at their school are holding to summon her. If the Fire Maiden isn’t stopped, Lila may be lost forever.
The Claiming is written by a different author in the same universe and with the same characters as Erin Entrada Kelly’s original. The Fire Maiden is just as creepy and introducing the seances ups the creep factor. Neither Lila nor Teddy are confident enough to tell the popular kids to stop their nonsense, so the final scenes in the resort are delightfully stressful and creepy.
The characters cue white.
Cindy, Middle School Librarian, MLS
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