The Haunted House Next Door (Desmond Cole Ghost Patrol #1)

by Andres Miedoso (Author) Victor Rivas (Illustrator)

Reading Level: 2nd − 3rd Grade

Meet Desmond Cole! A fearless eight-year-old who runs his own ghost patrol, looking for ghosts, monsters, and mischief makers everywhere. Oh, and he just so happens to be my new best friend...and thank goodness! Because I'm afraid of everything.

Welcome to Kersville, a town with a spooky history and a collection of ghosts and spirits who are major mischief-makers. Most kids spend their days without ever seeing or dealing with a ghost, but some kids get stuck with a haunt. When that happens, they call Desmond Cole Ghost Patrol. Desmond is the hall monitor of ghosts and monsters. There's no job too spooky, icky, or risky for Desmond.

I'm not like that at all. My name's Andres Miedoso. I'm Desmond's best friend. We do everything together...including catch ghosts. Seems cool, right? There's only one problem: I'm afraid of everything.

With easy-to-read language and illustrations on almost every page, the Desmond Cole Ghost Patrol chapter books are perfect for emerging readers.

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Simple text, short chapters, and plenty of illustrations will appeal to emerging readers who prefer just a little shiver with their story—and to other readers too. 

Publishers Weekly


This amusing first book in the Desmond Cole Ghost Patrol series is narrated by Andres Miedoso (the book is written pseudonymously), a nervous "normal-boring" Latino boy who moves to a new town and befriends his neighbor Desmond. Desmond runs a ghost-hunting business out of his garage, and it's a good thing: Andres's house turns out to be haunted, and he'll need Desmond's help to deal with the mysterious noises, floating furniture, and other instances of paranormal activity, including a silverware creature that manifests in the kitchen and sends Andres fleeing in terror. The large font, ample b&w illustrations, short chapters, and funny-spooky story line should make this a hit with scaredy-cats and brave readers alike. Final art not seen by PW. Simultaneously available: Ghosts Don't Ride Bikes, Do They? Ages 5-9. Illustrator's agent: Justin Rucker, Shannon Associates. (Dec.)

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Andres Miedoso
Andres Miedoso is still afraid of everything as a grown-up, even after all his adventures with Desmond Cole. He lives in New York City with his family, and he remains best friends with Desmond but returns to Kersville only when he's needed.

Victor Rivas was born and raised in Vigo, Spain, and he lives outside of Barcelona. He has been a freelance illustrator for thirty years, illustrating children's and teen books, comics, and concept art for multimedia games and animation.
Classification
Fiction
ISBN-13
9781534410381
Lexile Measure
630
Guided Reading Level
-
Publisher
Little Simon
Publication date
December 12, 2017
Series
Desmond Cole Ghost Patrol
BISAC categories
JUV039060 - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | Friendship
JUV001000 - Juvenile Fiction | Action & Adventure
JUV045000 - Juvenile Fiction | Readers | Chapter Books
JUV069000 - Juvenile Fiction | Ghost Stories
Library of Congress categories
Friendship
JUVENILE FICTION / Action & Adventure / Gener
Moving, Household
Haunted houses
JUVENILE FICTION / Imagination & Play
JUVENILE FICTION / Readers / Chapter Books

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