Dying to Meet You
43 Old Cemetery Road
After
reading the first in the series of 43 Old
Cemetery Road, I couldn’t help myself but go and find more books in the
series. I absolutely fell in love with the characters in the first book, Dying to Meet You written by Kate Klise.
The series revolves around an old dilapidated Victorian home that is supposedly
haunted by an old ghost. In the first of the series, Mr. Ignatius Grumply needs
to find residence for a few months so he can overcome his writers block and
write his newest novel which is a part of a series. Not knowing much about the
old Spence Mansion in Ghastly, Illinois, Mr. Grumply takes the home and soon
realizes funny and peculiar things are going on inside the house. Not willing
to listen to the real estate agent, He meets Seymour the child of famous
paranormal professors who left their son in the house while they went on tour
in Europe. Mr. Grumply finally learns and befriends Seymour and the ghost in
residence.
If there’s
one thing I’ve learned in working with children is that they love ghost
stories. Dying to Meet You is an
excellent graphic novel that combines both graphics and a fun and haunting
story. Like previously mentioned graphic novels are a fun way to help children
become engaged readers if they don’t necessarily enjoy reading for pleasure.
Combine illustrations and a spooky tale, children will immediately be hooked
with this series. Although not necessarily from the prospective of Seymour (the
young boy who lives in the Spence Mansion with Mr. Grumply), using his
character and his best friend who happens to be a cat makes the story more fun
and light hearted for children.
(image via pinterest)
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