What a fun book this is! Another of this season's OBOB books, this spooky ghost story stars Cordelia, and her friends Benji and Agnes. This trio are trying to solve the mystery of the ghosts who inhabit their middle school, but the story is not anywhere near that simple! Author White is responsible for the Thickety series, an equally scary series of books, none of which I've read yet...but that may change after reading Archimancy.
This is a good mystery, not too easy to figure out but also not too hard so that you have no idea what's happening until some big reveal at the end. Definitely targeted to 6th and 7th graders more than 8th grade and above, which doesn't mean this book can't be enjoyed by anyone (even pugs!). But it doesn't have edgy romance scenes, or hints at violence or even super serious drama - not that those things are bad! But Archimancy is an easy, fun, mysterious ghost story that is fun to read, fast to finish, and luckily, the first in a series (so you can keep going with Cordelia and her crew)! Fans of The Graveyard Book would enjoy this one...4 paws!
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