During the month of October, the husband and I decided to read the following book series to the kids to enjoy some ghost themed books for Halloween.
The Ghost in the Third Row
By Bruce Coville
I loved this book when I was in middle school. I remember checking this book out more than once from the library. The story is of a girl named Nina (Nine) Tanlevin, who is performing in a community theater play one summer. She makes best friends with a girl named Chris and they meet a ghost of an actress that has been in the theater for fifty years after her death. Fun tidbit: the book is based in Syracuse, and my cousin in law is a major set designer at Syracuse University and their community theater, such a small world. As I have said before, I loved this book as a girl, so I would recommend this book.
The Ghost Wore Gray
By Bruce Coville
I had started this book at some point as a girl, but had never finished the book. This book isn't quite as good as the first book plot-wise, but still not bad. This instalment is about Nine going with her father and Chris for the summer to an inn while Nine's father is remodeling it. Chris and Nine meet the ghost of a Confederate soldier, and the book discusses The Underground Railroad, which I think is good for children to learn about and gave my husband and I a chance to talk to the kids about. Other than the stupid name of the inn (The Quackadoodle) it's not a half bad story.
The Ghost in the Big Brass Bed
By Bruce Coville
This is the third book in the series. Nine and Chris meet a few ghosts in this book. The story in this book is about World War I and the influenza pandemic shortly thereafter that killed so many people, which iss very timely with what's going on right now. There is an artist and a sickly little girl and Nine and Chris try to help them. This book is definitely the weakest of the trilogy and deals with some really heavy topics for a kids book, but I'm still glad we all read it together.
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