Maddie's Ghost

by Carol Fisher Saller

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Pub Date 15 Aug 2023 | Archive Date 3 Dec 2023

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Middle Grade | Mystery & Thrillers

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Description

Madeleine “Lainie” Stanton is about to become a local celebrity. Born at precisely midnight at the millennium, she’s turning 12, and a TV station wants an interview. But when the reporter finds out Lainie’s great-grandmother Madeleine was hanged for murder, the story threatens to blow up into something quite different. Racing against time to prove her ancestor was framed, Lainie and her two best friends follow clues that seem to come in a shocking way—from Madeleine herself.

MADDIE’S GHOST is middle-grade fiction, contemporary psychological suspense, woven around a young girl’s race to solve a 1930s mystery involving her great-grandmother.

Advance Praise

""Spooky history meets bone-chilling mystery in this tightly written ghost story—meant for only the bravest readers."" - Kate Hannigan, author of the historical fantasy series Cape, Mask, and Boots

""Intricate plotting and convincing characterization. I quickly warmed to the Uncs and Grampa Jack. Lainie's elderly trio hits just the right balance: supportive but not intrusive. Lainie herself comes to life on the pages, a strong, flawed, believable girl."" - Paula Morrow, children's book editor and librarian

""I would have loved this as a kid. Mystery, ghosts, crushes, secret staircases, believable friendships, and librarians. A page-turner."" - Louise Brueggemann, librarian

""A well-written book with a strong storyline. We never lose sight of what Lainie wants and how she goes about getting it. And I love how normal Lainie is."" Barbara Gregorich, author of Guide to Writing the Mystery Novel"

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