Abela, Deborah The Ghosts of Gribblesea Pier , 232
pgs.Farrar Straus Giroux, 2009. $16.99 Language: G; Mature Content: G ( one
sweet romantic kiss); Violence: G (an arson fire and then some fire
eating).
Tired of the same old Gothic, looking for something with spooks and intrigue and no
vampires? This one is for
you. Sweetly edgy, a little campy
and lots of fun. Aurelie’s family
has owned the amusement park on Gribblesea Pier for almost one hundred
years. Now for the first time in
all those years the pier is in peril because of increasingly steep taxes being
levied by the city, then there is a not so honest developer lurking. On Aurelie’s twelfth birthday she discovers the family secret that
has to do with the ghosts of Gribblesea’s pier. She uses this secret and the help of a new friend to save
her family’s home and livelihood.
Fun escapism with interesting and well developed characters.
EL, MS - OPTIONAL Lisa Moeller, teacher
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