I am thrilled to be hosting a spot
on the GHOSTER HEIGHTS by Corey Landsell, Kelly
Mellings, & Lisa Larose Blog Tour hosted by Rockstar Book Tours. Check out
my post and make sure to enter the giveaway!
About The Book:
Author: Corey Landsell, Kelly Mellings, Lisa Larose,
Becca Carey, Rebecca Taylor (Editor)
Pub. Date: September 27, 2022
Publisher: Wonderbound
Formats: Paperback, eBook
Pages: 208
Find it: Goodreads, Amazon, Kindle, B&N, iBooks, Kobo, TBD, Bookshop.org
A haunting and hopeful Middle Grade graphic novel about a girl, ghosts, and grief. For fans of Sheets, Small Spaces, and Ghosts.
WELCOME TO THE NEIGHBOOHOOD!
Eight-year-old Ona has lost just about everything: her home, her possessions,
her mother, and almost her life. When she and her father move into her Baba’s
apartment complex after these traumatic events, they had hoped for a clean
start. But a mysterious specter follows her, and Ona befriends the ghost she
discovers haunting the boiler room. When her new friendship starts allowing her
to see other ghosts—the ghosts who haunt the other residents of her
building—she decides to use her ability to help her new neighbors face
their troubles and free themselves from their specters. In doing so, however,
Ona must eventually come face to face with a much darker foe—her own
trauma and grief. The earnestness of Judy Bloom meets the raw emotion
of I Kill Giants in this beautifully hopeful story of
childhood tragedy.
An original graphic novel for Middle Grade readers about grief, loss, and the
ghosts that haunt us all.
For fans of Brenna Thummler’s Sheets and Delicates.
MY REVIEW:
Ghoster Heights tells the story of Ona, a young girl who moves in with her grandmother and has to start her life over. She has suffered from some very traumatic events and the graphic novel focuses on how she does that. With her new ghostly friend, she begins to see the traumas and problems of the people around her.
This graphic novel is incredible. The art is cartoony and cute, without ever losing emotional weight. The style is perfect for the story as a whole and is very approachable and fits each tone shift (grim and tense, hopeful and optimistic, etc.). I really enjoyed the art and thought it was very effective in its storytelling role.
The story is also very good. This book could quickly have become a very grim and dark read. Instead it brings lots of light to the shadows and delivers hope in a tough situation. Ona has a lot of emotional turmoil to untangle, as well as standard conflicts kids encounter (having to make new friends, adjusting to a new home). It never becomes overly weighty or depressing. It would be a great book for helping a young reader feel seen if they're in a similar position. It really takes youth struggles seriously and doesn't dismiss the impact each life change can have. It also provides an active heroine who is trying to make things better for everyone while letting her also focus on what she needs to grow and heal.
Overall, Ghoster Heights is a beautiful story of friendship and self-discovery that uses horror elements in a bright and positive manner. It is a graphic novel that I would definitely recommend and that I would re-read. I give Ghoster Heights a Lone Star rating of ✯✯✯✯. Family, self-care, reflection, and personal impact are all well-represented in this story. Wonderbound, Corey Landsell, Kelly Mellings, Lisa LaRose, and Becca Carey have delivered a fantastic middle-grade read.
About Corey Landsell:
Corey Lansdell is a multiple award-winning illustrator and animator.
He is a skilled communicator, expert storyteller and passionate collaborator.
Corey heads up a SCBWI illustrators group in Edmonton, Alberta.
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| Instagram | Goodreads | Amazon
Kelly Mellings is an award-winning art director, illustrator, and
designer. His work has
appeared in comic books, TV commercials, magazines, apps, museum exhibits, and
video
games. He is the co-writer of Ghoster Heights and illustrator
of the Canadian best-selling
graphic novel, The Outside Circle. He lives in Edmonton, Alberta.
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About Lisa Larose:
Lisa
LaRose is a pop
surrealist painter, illustrator, and comics artist in Vancouver, Canada. She is
best known for her paintings: Bizarre and Colourful artworks. She creates
lively and exciting colour palettes and is always making something a little
weird. Lisa loves middle-grade fiction (books, comics, cartoons, you name it)
and so she also moonlights as a middle-grade comics artist.
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Giveaway Details:
2 winners
will receive a finished copy of GHOSTER HEIGHTS, US Only.
Ends October 11th, midnight EST.
a Rafflecopter giveawayTour Schedule:
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