Dying to Meet You
Sisters Kate and M. Sarah Klise (creators of the Regarding the . . . series) launched their lively 43 Old Cemetery Road series in 2009 with Dying to Meet You, the story of the churlish, child-hating sixty-year-old children’s book author Ignatius B. Grumply, who rents an old Victorian mansion in...
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Sisters Kate and M. Sarah Klise (creators of the Regarding the . . . series) launched their lively 43 Old Cemetery Road series in 2009 with Dying to Meet You, the story of the churlish, child-hating sixty-year-old children’s book author Ignatius B. Grumply, who rents an old Victorian mansion in Ghastly, Illinois, for the summer . . . only to find it already inhabited. Enter eleven-year-old Seymour Hope and the vivacious, “old as dirt” writer-ghost Olive C. Spence. The ensuing tale of unlikely roommates is cleverly, seamlessly told in letters, newspaper articles, Grumply’s work-in-progress “Ghost Tamer” manuscript, and winning illustrations by M. Sarah Klise. Alternately poignant and side-splittingly funny—and full of writing and publishing jokes—this charming title was nominated for nine state book awards and named a Junior Library Guild selection. Don’t miss the next books in the series, including Over My Dead Body (Book 2) and Till Death Do Us Bark (Book 3).
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780547398488 (0547398484)
ASIN: 547398484
Publish date: September 6th 2010
Publisher: HMH Books for Young Readers
Pages no: 160
Edition language: English
Series: 43 Old Cemetery Road (#1)
This was cute. I don't know that I loved it, but I will read the next in the series, even though it's NOT AVAILABLE AS A KINDLE BOOK (which is probably for the best, as the way it's told - through letters, some handwritten, newspaper articles with very small print, drawings, etc.) - would probably ...
That was absolutely lovely. I liked the illustrations, the different lettertypes (normally I hate that), also the way everything was done in the way of letters or like a chat was a nice touch. Also liked how the characters changed and how 2 found love. :)Can't wait to read the rest of the books. :)
Fun, safe, and kind of quirky. I can see why my 10 year old liked it.
I really enjoyed the writing style and format, such a fun read!