Ghostopolis

By TenNapel, Doug

Publishers Summary:
Imagine Garth Hale's surprise when he's accidentally zapped to the spirit world by Frank Gallows, a washed-out ghost wrangler. Suddenly Garth finds he has powers the ghosts don't have, and he's stuck in a world run by the evil ruler of Ghostopolis, who would use Garth's newfound abilities to rule the ghostly kingdom. When Garth meets Cecil, his grandfather's ghost, the two search for a way to get Garth back home, and nearly lose hope until Frank Gallows shows up to fix his mistake.

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978-0-54521-027-0
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School Library Journal

Starred Review on July 1, 2010

Gr 7 Up—When readers first meet Garth Hale, he is about to receive the fifth diagnosis that his disease is incurable. How fitting, then, that a boy who thinks about death more than other kids his age should be accidentally zapped into the afterlife. When washed-up ghost wrangler Frank Gallows realizes that he accidentally sent Garth through to the other side, he does everything in his power to rescue him. Mean...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

Horn Book Guide

Reviewed on January 1, 2010

Terminally ill Garth is accidentally zapped into the spirit world by ghost wrangler Frank Gallows. Once there, Garth discove...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

Junior Library Guild

Reviewed on August 1, 2010

The world of Ghostopolis is wildly inventive and yet strangely plausible, incorporating such different visions of the afterlife as skeletons, zombies, mummies, wisps, and...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

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