The Fantastic Phantasmic Detective Agency
by DL Dugger
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Pub Date 19 Sep 2016 | Archive Date 6 Dec 2017
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Description
It's just another summer day of hunting frogs for twelve-year-old Billy, Abby, and Toby, when they stumble upon a deserted lake cabin and meet Mary, a real live ghost, searching for her lost locket. The trio offer to help her find it and the Fantastic Phantasmic Detective Agency is launched.
But when the youthful sleuths enlist the help of the grumpy medium, Mr. Monsento, to help them with their second case, locating a ghost's missing ghost brother, a mysterious visitor from the UnderWorld appears. Soon the agency is entangled in a conflict between rebellious spirits, undead Realm Walkers, officious OtherWorld Bureaucrats and traitorous UnderWorld Demon Ambassadors.
If you like your ghost stories with a twist and a dash of humor, you'll definitely enjoy this book.
Advance Praise
A rare skill among first-time novelists, Dugger writes with a simple, direct style that is heavy on the show, soft on the tell, giving the story vivid imagery and a steady pace. I seldom read young adult books, but The Fantastic Phantasmic Detective Agency was an absolute pleasure and I'll be looking for more from D.L. Dugger and her cast of ghost detectives--Readers' Favorite
Available Editions
| ISBN | 9781483599403 |
| PRICE | US$1.99 (USD) |
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Librarian 431790
I was attracted by the title and the cover and it was a good attraction. This book is great and once I started I had to read as fast as I could.
It is entertaining, well written and the characters are interesting and likeable. It is also full of humour and a lot of fantastic moments.
Really recommended.
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Cassandra H, Educator
This is the first book in what I hope to be an ongoing series. There are two to date. With the help of a medium, Mr. Monsento, Billy, Abby, and Toby create a business helping ghosts. The kids become able to see ghosts with the help of a Realm-Walker who they are not sure they should trust. It seems ghosts are not always honest. Learning who they can trust and not trust and the rules of how ghosts exist in this world and theirs is a lot for the 12 year-olds to process. This book is aimed at middle-grade students and I agree with that 100%. It was a very fun read.
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