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School Library Journal
Reviewed on October 1, 2009
Gr 4-6 Having been abandoned by his parents in "Dying to Meet You" (Harcourt, 2009), 11-year-old Seymour Hope is happily living and writing at 43 Old Cemetery Road in collaboration with his friends, author Ignatius B. Grumply and 190-year-old ghost-writer-in-residence Olive C. Spence. The trio's serialized "true" supernatural stories are widely popular. Ambitious busybody Dick Tater, head of the International Movement for the Safety & Protection of Our Kids & Youth (IMSPOOKY), sees their somewhat irregular arrangement as an opportunity to push his anti-g...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Guide
Reviewed on January 1, 2009
This sequel to <i>Dying to Meet You</i> begins with eleven-year-old Seymour Hope living happily with Ignatius B. Grumply (alive) and Olive C. ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Junior Library Guild
Reviewed on January 1, 2010
An enjoyable, engaging read presented in an appealing format. Lots of jokes in text and art, especially with newspaper headlines and people’s names. Readers will root for Seymour, Grum...Log In or Sign Up to Read More