- Hardcover: 258 pages
- Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers (Aug 2003)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0060518294
- ISBN-13: 978-0060518295
- Product Dimensions: 21.7 x 14.9 x 2.3 cm
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 97,501 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Just after six in the evening, with the January sky glowering through the windows like a new bruise, Lily decided to throw Uncle Max in the closet. Read the first page
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
Poor Lily Crabtree didn't want to have to move again, especially to her great-uncle's creepy old house in New Jersey. But, things are worse that even Lily can imagine - this house is haunted - the whole town is haunted - and several ghosts have Lily in their sights. There's a deep mystery here, and if Lily can maintain her sanity (and sense of humor), she's the one to unravel it!
This is a great book! In fact, I can scarcely believe that this is the first book of author Laura Ruby - it won the 2003 Parent's Choice Silver Honor for Fiction. Yep, I foresee a great future for this author.
Now, on to the book. This is a great book. At first I was afraid that hackneyed theme of wacky/unrealistic/ex-hippy/Boomer mother and straight-laced/cynical/Gen Xer daughter would produce a boringly predictable story. But, on the contrary, Ms. Ruby has produced a fascinating story that is one of the most unique things I have read in a while. I found the ghosts to be an exquisite combination of scary and funny, the (living) characters to be interesting and believable, and the ending to be something that I never could have guessed at.
Again, this is a great book, one that I highly recommend to all readers (young and old) who like a good ghost story that is also uplifting and entertaining.
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
A Truly Enjoyable Read!
14 Aug 2003
Format:Hardcover
Go to any bookstore and look at the titles in middle grade and YA shelves and you'll see plenty about ghosts. But Laura Ruby's novel rings true on so many levels, that it can't help but, well, "leap out at you."
LILY'S GHOSTS has a cast of hilarious ghosts haunting throughout Cape May, NJ, a terrific living town of characters (and sometimes that word "character" can be taken literally!) and a warm and witty style that draws the reader into the story. Readers from all backgrounds will find something in Lily that speaks to them, and the mystery she solves is wonderfully done. This is a novel that is asking real questions without giving us absolute answers.
A truly enjoyable read!
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Great light & fun reading
15 Aug 2003
Format:Hardcover
I just finished reading Lily's Ghost on a 5 hour trip to Hawaii. It's very much in the vain of Harry Potter but with a female heroine and ghosts. My favorite parts were the interludes where the ghosts chat amongst themselves and live out their afterlife as part of today's world. The prose flows easily and smoothly - intellectual enough for an adult but easy enough for any kid who would appreciate Harry Potter. The ending is a nice twist that gets you thinking. An easy recommend for anyone who likes ghosts or coming of age stories.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Hovering Over Me
26 Feb 2006
Format:Hardcover
This has got to be one of the better children's books around. Well, I know I haven't read that many children's books and I'm probably not the best judge, but I've read books where the protagonist sounds either too young or too old or too dumb or too smart or too secure for someone his/her age, and in this book, Lily sounds just perfect. She may be a bit mature for a thirteen-year-old, but she still has foibles, which makes her so believable as a human being. In fact, both Lily and Vaz are about the only characters from children's books who are so three-dimensional they continue to linger in my head after I've finished the book.
I also love the writing style. It is descriptive but also fast-paced. It seems like things keep happening. I'm only disappointed about a chapter near the end, in which the author definitely rushes through, trying to wrap everything up neatly in a few pages. A few things remain unclear, but since the climax is over, I'll choose to overlook that.
The cover is misleading, though. I originally picked up the book because I thought it was going to be a funny book, but it's not really ha-ha funny. In fact, it's kind of creepy at parts, and I'm above the targeted audience's age. Still, I don't regret reading this book. It's awesome.
I also love the writing style. It is descriptive but also fast-paced. It seems like things keep happening. I'm only disappointed about a chapter near the end, in which the author definitely rushes through, trying to wrap everything up neatly in a few pages. A few things remain unclear, but since the climax is over, I'll choose to overlook that.
The cover is misleading, though. I originally picked up the book because I thought it was going to be a funny book, but it's not really ha-ha funny. In fact, it's kind of creepy at parts, and I'm above the targeted audience's age. Still, I don't regret reading this book. It's awesome.
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