The Saturday Night Ghost Club

von Craig Davidson

224 Seiten, Taschenbuch

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SOME TOWNS ARE MORE HAUNTED THAN OTHERS...An irresistible and bittersweet coming-of-age story in the vein of Stranger Things and Stand by Me about a group of misfit kids who spend an unforgettable summer investigating local ghost stories and urban legends"A celebration of the secret lives of children, both their wonders and their horrors . . . Immensely enjoyable, piercingly clever, and satisfyingly soulful." -Jason Heller, NPRGrowing up in 1980s Niagara Falls - a seedy but magical, slightly haunted place - Jake Baker spends most of his time with his uncle Calvin, a kind but eccentric enthusiast of occult artifacts and conspiracy theories. The summer Jake turns twelve, he befriends a pair of siblings new to town, and so Calvin decides to initiate them all into the "Saturday Night Ghost Club." But as the summer goes on, what begins as a seemingly light-hearted project may ultimately uncover more than any of its members had imagined. With the alternating warmth and sadness of the best coming-of-age stories, The Saturday Night Ghost Club is a note-perfect novel that poignantly examines the haunting mutability of memory and storytelling, as well as the experiences that form the people we become, and establishes Craig Davidson as a remarkable literary talent.

• Themen: Ratgeber Körper und Geist Unerklärliche Phänomene, Übernatürliches Geister und Poltergeister
• ISBN: 9780593512968
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 25.08.2026
• Größe: 193 x 125 mm
• Verlag: Penguin Publishing Group