If you like ghosts - good ghosts, bad ghosts, scary ghosts, helpful ghosts - you will love the newest book by veteran storyteller Kenneth Oppel. Ghostlight tells the story of Rebecca Strand, who was 16 when she saw her father kill a ghost for the first time. Flash forward nearly two hundred years to Gabe, a teen who gives lighthouse tours as part of his job at the local carnival. Gabe's tour includes stories of ghosts inhabiting the lighthouse, although he doesn't really believe the stories - until he meets Rebecca!
What follows is a fairly fun adventure as Gabe and two of his best friends try to help Rebecca "recover" her father from the Darth Vader of all ghosts, Viker. Along the way Gabe struggles with the loss of his own father, as well as making choices that will shape who he is as he grows up. And of course what would a good ghost story be without a hint of romance, even if one of the two people involved is a ghost!
A little bit Goosebumps, a little bit Percy Jackson, Ghostlight will definitely entertain you if you are a fan of either of these two series. It is a fast-moving, ghostly fun romp through the city of Toronto, with plenty of scary ghosts (sometimes almost too scary) to keep you on your toes. 4 paws!
