Review: A light, entertaining book
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 07 2, 2012
One day out of the blue, Rhonda is being plagued by a ghost named Ebenezer. He arrives in a whoosh that goes right through her, then proceeds to send her messages in the form of graffiti--on her locker, her lunch tray, borrowed library documents, etc.--and doesn't stop until she takes him seriously. Her two best friends, noticing that Rhonda is a bit off, insist that she tells them what is going on. The three girls put their heads together and, with the added assistance of an eighty-year-old medium, the school janitor, and the brainiest (aka nerdiest) kid in the school, they set about helping this very persistent ghost.In her quest, Rhonda must rummage through dusty old documents and blueprints, explore the darkest closets and basement of her school, and travel through time, all the while dodging flying objects hurled by another wrathful ghost who is trying to thwart her quest. What is so valuable that two ghosts are feuding over it?Ebenezer's Locker is a very entertaining read. Rhonda is a plucky sixth grader with the best girlfriends she could ask for. The trio comes up with some imaginative solutions to the various stumbling blocks they encounter in achieving their goal. I recommend it to all middle grade readers.