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Veronica Mars meets Ocean’s Eight in The Infamous Frankie Lorde. This new tween series follows the adventures of an international thief and his thief-in-training daughter Frankie. Frankie can pick a lock in one second, throw together a disguise in two, and steal a Bugatti in three. But when Frankie’s dad gets caught, she’s returned to the real world and told she needs to be more “normal.” But Frankie doesn’t DO normal. Can she fit in? Or will the opportunity to return to her roots be too hard to pass up?
Hi Kid Lit Friends!
I’m wondering what Halloween looks like for you this year. With the pandemic going through another wave, I know a lot of people are being cautious and participating in more socially distanced activities.
Do you know one activity that is very easy to do while social distancing? Reading! Here are some great spooky reads for all ages.
Gustavo the Shy Ghost by Flavia Z. Drago
This delightful picture book is about a ghost who loves to do all the typical things: walk through walls, make objects fly, and glow in the dark. However, he’s also incredibly shy, which makes it difficult for him to make friends. The Day of the Dead is approaching, and he really wants to invite his friends, but how? I love these illustrations and the color palate is to die for! (See what I did there?)
Eerie Elementary series by Max Brallier, illustrated by Sam Ricks
This early chapter book series follows protagonist Sam Graves, who has just discovered that his school is alive! Sam must defend himself and his fellow students against the evil school! Is Sam up to the challenge? He’ll find out soon enough: the class play is just around the corner. Sam teams up with friends Lucy and Antonio to stop this scary school before it’s too late!
Desmond Cole, Ghost Patrol by Andres Miedoso, illustrated by Victor Rivas
This is another early chapter book, perfect for newly independent readers. Desmond Cole is a fearless eight-year-old who runs his own ghost patrol business. The narrator, Andres Miedoso, is Desmond’s best friend… but he’s afraid of everything. The two friends live in Kersville, where ghosts and spirits live all over the town. Some kids get haunted, and that’s when the Ghost Patrol needs to report to duty! This is a funny, sweet series about friendship, the perils of owning a business, and the unpredictability of ghosts and spirits.
Spirit Hunters: The Island of Monsters by Ellen Oh
In the second book of the Spirit Hunters series (aimed for middle grade readers ages 8 – 12), Harper Raine finds it hard to relax when her parents take the whole family to a remote tropical island for vacation. As Harper starts to have visions of the resort’s history of disappearances and discovers more about the island’s dark and fabled past, she must use her newly acquired spirit hunting talents to save everyone on the island from murderous spirits on the attack.
Scritch Scratch by Lindsay Currie
This middle grade book is for fans of scary stories! Claire is a scientist, and she definitely does NOT believe in ghosts. But when she helps her dad with his ghost-themed Chicago bus tours, she sees a boy with a sad face and dark eyes at the back of the bus. There’s something off about his presence, especially because when she checks at the end of the tour…he’s gone. But then the scratching starts. Voices whisper to her in the dark. And the boy with the dark eyes starts following her. Claire is being haunted. The boy from the bus wants something…and Claire needs to find out what before it’s too late.
What are your favorite bedtime picture books? Let me know! Find me on Twitter at @KarinaYanGlaser, on Instagram at @KarinaIsReadingAndWriting, or email me at KarinaBookRiot@gmail.com.
Until next time!
Karina
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