Sunday, December 18, 2011

The Phantom Isles by Stephen Alter


There is a very good reason that you should not break into public libraries during the night and mess with old books- there might be ghosts. Once ghosts wake up, trouble begins. Three junior high students learn the hard way that some old myths are based in truth. They start a mess and it takes all three of them, a librarian, her chemistry teacher husband, and one fussy photocopier to help the spirits move on to where they belong. But what a crazy ride when the meanest teacher and parents try to put an end to all this ghost nonsense. If you ever had one of those mean teachers, you will love what happens to her. Just take a good look at some of those pages - you may see a ghost. But how did it get there? Read the book and find out. And no, you can't try this at home.