Review: CHARLIE MEETS A GHOST
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 08 28, 2011
Author SAMANTHA JILLIAN BAYARR has written a really great novel, "GRAVE ROBBERS"."GRAVE ROBBERS" may have been written for a Young Adult audiance, but this old man really enjoyed it!Charlie, a 12 years old girl with a devoted father who has raised her since her mother ran off shortly after she was born, is a tom-boy, shunned by  girls in her town.  She helps her father Frank, a grave digger, who then robs the graves at night and goes to the city to pawn his spoils.  When the Widow Taylor dies, she is to be buried with her magnificent and valuable jewelry.  Charlie sets out to beat her father and his cohort, Jonny to steal the Widow's jewelry to finance her search for her Mother.The grand scheme falters when Charlie travels to the town her mother was last known to be working in a diner.  Upon her decision to retun to her hometown, she meets the Widow Taylor.  The Widow Taylor did not die a natural death.  Upon return to her home, she finds it has been burned to the ground.  Her father and Jonny are being held hostage by a man who wants what Charlie has.Stella and her boss Hollis are pressed into action to help Charlie.This is a great read and I really enjoyed the extraordinary plt, the colorful characters and most of all, the courage of Charlie.  I highly recommend "GRAVE ROBBERS" to anyone, of any age.Respectfully,Michael Phelps