Ortega weaves her Dominican culture into the story, giving us a taste of nimitas/cocuyo and the other things that go bump in the Caribbean night. Together, they must join forces with Syd’s witch grandmother, Babette, and her tubby tabby, Chunk, to fight the haunting head-on and reverse the curse to save the town and Lucely’s firefly spirits before it’s too late. From Goodreads: Shortly before Halloween, Lucely and her best friend, Syd, cast a spell that accidentally awakens malicious spirits, wreaking havoc throughout St. But, by and large, I was able to sink into the reading of Ghost Squad and enjoy the story of Lucely Luna, her best friend Syd, and their adventures with more than one type of ghost. I often have trouble sinking into Middle Grades books – it is where I most clearly feel the “this book is not written for me” gap between childrens/YA and Adult literature. Up first is Claribel Ortega’s Ghost Squad. For the most part, these books succeeded on that metric for me. Our goal for book club was to find book selections that reminded us of childhood in order to (hopefully) inspire a bit of lighthearted nostalgia. I read these books all together for our Young at Heart book club so it only feels right to review them all together.
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