Heebie Jeebies
by Matthew Erman (Author) Shelby Criswell (Illustrator)
Blue and Herschel, two bumbling losers, seek a cursed treasure buried beneath their middle school, but there is one problem; It's haunted by those who tried... and died in their attempt to get the treasure for themselves!
AT AMBERLINE MIDDLE SCHOOL THERE'S MORE THAN ONE THING THAT GOES BUMP IN THE NIGHT...
Blue and their best friend Herschel are definitely not the coolest kids around, but when a group of popular bullies tell our main characters that their problems can be solved by finding the treasure buried beneath the school... well, Blue, Herschel and one annoyed night janitor have to investigate their school after dark!
What nightmares guard the treasure? The kind to give our heroes one bad case of the Heebie Jeebies!
Matthew Erman and Shelby Criswell re-team for this hilarious and spooky middle grade graphic novel perfect for the spookalicious kid or kid-at-heart that'll be sure to surprise, delight and terrify!
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School Library Journal
Gr 5-8--What kid hasn't thought about their school being haunted? Middle schoolers Blue and Herschel break into their school at night, alongside a frightened new janitor, in the hopes of finding a treasure that might solve their financial issues and help with being bullied at school. What they get instead is a case of the heebie jeebies as they battle to solve the mysteries of the haunted ghosts that live within the school's walls. Teaming up, the two friends bond with the new janitor, Madison, over their haunted adventures. Taking place over the course of one night, Erman and Criswell's collaboration offers plenty of action. The ghostly figures, including one that can remove his head and a young girl with exposed brains, seem more kind than scary when the layers are peeled back to reveal how they came to be trapped in the ghostly realm. The result is a gentle story with problem-solving, adventure, teamwork, and friendship at its heart. With the school as a backdrop, the backstories of the ghosts solidly ground the graphic novel and allow Blue, Herschel, and Madison to shine. Readers will root for these characters to triumph over evil, bullies, and bad ghosts. VERDICT This middle grade graphic novel with heaping amounts of humor and heart gives readers what they want.--Alicia Abdul
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Kirkus
Friendship is the real treasure in this spooky and vividly illustrated adventure.
