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Synopsis
Unhappy after his parents move to a weird subdivision and become workaholics, thirteen-year-old Travis returns to his old Salinas neighborhood and becomes actively involved in saving the John Steinbeck Library and, at the same time, begins seeing characters from Steinbeck's books who seem to have a message for him.
Is Steinbeck's Ghost appropriate for my child?
Suitable for most readers 10 and up.
A gentle contemporary fantasy about a displaced teen who sees literary characters come to life while fighting to save his local library. Deals with family stress and suburban alienation through magical realism.
What to know going in
This book has no graphic violence, no sexual content, and clean language. Content notes include anxiety and family dysfunction.
Who'll love this
Readers will enjoy seeing famous book characters appear in real life as Travis works to save his beloved library.