{"product_id":"polterghost","title":"Polterghost","description":"\u003ch6\u003eComing January 26, 2027. Pre-order today!\u003c\/h6\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - ENTER AUTHOR\/ILLUSTRATOR INFO BELOW - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBy: \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/kerry-hansen\"\u003eKerry Hansen\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - ENTER HEADING BELOW - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cb\u003eMoving is hard. Having no friends is even harder. But living in a house with a ghost, well, that might be Finn's greatest challenge.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - ENTER DESCRIPTION BELOW - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTwelve-year-old Finn O’Donnell has more fears than friends. When his parents move him from their Chicago condo to a creepy, old farmhouse in Wisconsin, what he's afraid of gets worse. Someone \u003ci\u003eelse\u003c\/i\u003e lives in Finn’s new house—the ghost of a girl who died there in the 1800s. But for some reason, Finn is the only one who can see her. She shatters light bulbs and materializes in his bathroom, making it clear she wants him and his family out. Terrifying.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFinn turns to a group of local kids who know the unlucky history of his house. As they work to solve the mystery surrounding the spirit and Finn’s abilities, Finn realizes he might actually have a chance to make friends.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - - - - ENTER RECOMMENDATIONS BELOW - - - - - - - -- - - --\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"recommended-books\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIf you like this book, you’ll enjoy these: \u003cbr\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/products\/the-remarkable-rescue-at-milkweed-meadow\"\u003eThe Remarkable Rescue at Milkweed Meadow\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/products\/hum\"\u003eHum\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - - - - START OF TABS - - - - - - - -- - - --\u003e [TABS]\n\u003ch5\u003eLook Inside\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0750\/0101\/files\/polterghost-spread.jpg?v=1787767852\" alt=\"A two-page spread of a book showing the beginning of a story titled 'PROLOGUE: AWAKE' with black serif text on a white page and a dark gray textured title block at the top left.\" style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\" class=\"cvr-border-gray\"\u003e\u003c!-- Please call pinit.js only once per page --\u003e \u003cscript type=\"text\/javascript\" async=\"\" defer data-pin-shape=\"round\" data-pin-height=\"32\" data-pin-hover=\"true\" src=\"\/\/assets.pinterest.com\/js\/pinit.js\"\u003e\u003c\/script\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - - - ENTER DOWNLOADABLES BELOW - - - - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eDownloadables\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"medium-cover\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0750\/0101\/files\/polterghost-cover.jpg?v=1787767855\" alt=\"Book cover for 'Daterghost' by Kerry Hansen, featuring an illustrated group of five children standing around a tombstone in a grassy field, with a ghostly figure behind them and the title in large distressed letters at the top.\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"btn-wrapper\"\u003e\u003ca class=\"product-btn\" href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0750\/0101\/files\/polterghost-cover-hires.jpg.zip?v=1787767859\"\u003eDownload the Cover\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - - - - ENTER AUTHOR BIO BELOW - - - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eAuthor \u0026amp; Illustrator\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKerry Hansen, author\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eKerry Hansen is an author and a writing coach. After earning her master’s in English at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, she spent more than twenty years in education. When she’s not writing, she works at an independent bookstore and serves on her local library board. She lives in rural Wisconsin with her husband and their absurdly large dog. She may be terrified of horror movies, but she loves writing about creepy things.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/pages\/kerry-hansen\"\u003eRead more \u003c\/a\u003eabout Kerry.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - ENTER AWARDS \u0026 HONORS BELOW - - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eAwards \u0026amp; Honors\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eComing soon!\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - - ENTER REVIEWS BELOW - - - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eEditorial Reviews\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n  \u003cp\u003eAs if a move from Chicago to rural Wisconsin isn’t upsetting enough, Finn O’Donnell discovers that he and his parents are sharing their ramshackle farmhouse with a terrifying poltergeist.\u003cbr\u003e\nThe spirit world is very close to the living one in this engaging debut, which features some deliciously scary moments—the ghost even takes on point-of-view duties at times. Readers will appreciate how seventh grader Finn, an anxious loner who experiences panic attacks, is warmly and casually welcomed to his new town by gung-ho skateboarder Cricket and her friends Sully and Isa. He also encounters aspiring ghost hunter Lewis, who harasses Isa but apologizes at Cricket’s insistence and is allowed into the group. There’s even a long-legged, comically gangly sandhill crane chick with a knack for showing up at crucial moments. Finn’s new friends have his back as he struggles to cope with his ectoplasmic adversary, who makes it very clear that she wants his family to leave the house. Hansen expertly juggles several natural and supernatural plotlines as the kids’ investigations lead them into the annals of Waubinaw’s history. Finn, Sully, and Lewis are cued white; Cricket was adopted from China as a baby by a wealthy older couple, and Isa’s parents are Latine immigrants. Some of the tweens are dealing with family issues that highlight conflicts between adult expectations and young people’s embracing of their authentic selves.\u003cbr\u003e\nMild frights mingling with open-hearted delights. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - - - - ENTER DETAILS BELOW - - - - - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eDetails\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHardcover\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 978-1-62354-738-7\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePaperback\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 978-1-62354-800-1\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAges: 10 and up\u003cbr\u003ePage count: 288\u003cbr\u003e6 x 9\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePublication date: January 26, 2027\u003c\/p\u003e\n[\/TABS]","brand":"Charlesbridge","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":50561059848429,"sku":"47387","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":50561084883181,"sku":"48001","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0750\/0101\/files\/polterghost-cover.jpg?v=1787767855","url":"https:\/\/www.charlesbridge.com\/products\/polterghost","provider":"Charlesbridge","version":"1.0","type":"link"}