Ghost Squad by Ortega, Claribel A.

A New York Times bestseller!

Coco meets Stranger Things with a hint of Ghostbusters in this action-packed supernatural fantasy.

For Lucely Luna, ghosts are more than just the family business.

Shortly before Halloween, Lucely and her best friend, Syd, cast a spell that accidentally awakens malicious spirits, wreaking havoc throughout St. Augustine. Together, they must join forces with Syd's witch grandmother, Babette, and her tubby tabby, Chunk, to fight the haunting head-on and reverse the curse to save the town and Lucely's firefly spirits before it's too late.

With the family dynamics of Coco and action-packed adventure of Ghostbusters, Claribel A. Ortega delivers both a thrillingly spooky and delightfully sweet debut novel.

Author: Claribel A. Ortega
Publisher: Scholastic Press
Published: 04/07/2020
Pages: 256
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 0.75lbs
Size: 8.40h x 5.60w x 1.10d
ISBN: 9781338280128
Audience: Ages 9-12

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 5.5
Point Value: 7
Interest Level: Middle Grade
Quiz #/Name: 506732 / Ghost Squad


Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 01/15/2020
Booklist 02/01/2020 pg. 43
Publishers Weekly 03/16/2020
School Library Journal 04/01/2020 pg. 132
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 04/01/2020
Horn Book Magazine 09/01/2020 pg. 51
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2020 - Superior,Well Above Average

About the Author

Claribel A. Ortega, New York Times bestselling author of Ghost Squad and the Witchlings series, and Pura Belpre and Eisner Award-winning author of the graphic novel Frizzy, is a former reporter who writes middle grade and young adult fantasy inspired by her Dominican heritage. When she's not busy turning her obsession with eighties pop culture, magic, and video games into books, she's co-hosting her podcast Bad Author Book Club and coaching authors on how to navigate publishing. Claribel has been featured on BuzzFeed, NPR, Good Morning America, and Deadline. You can find her on social media at @Claribel_Ortega and on her website at claribelortega.com.