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In this contemporary ghost story, 11-year-old Ted becomes concerned and intrigued when his five-year-old sister Vicki begins receiving visits from two female ghosts from slavery's dark past.
Ted's big problem is not his annoying brother Zach, his social studies report on Luxembourg or his stuck-up cousin Jackie. He has ghosts in his house. His five-year-old sister, Vicki, is the first to see them; she starts keeping a hammer under her pillow for protection. Then, 11-year-old Ted dreams of mud, drowning and cobwebby fingers touching his face. Naturally, their parents don't believe these ghostly accounts of undead residents, so the children are on their own to do the supernatural sleuthing. The ghosts soon progress to the usual haunting activities of slamming doors, stealing keys and tipping over school projects. They appear on cable TV and even show up in a museum elevator. But why? Only when Ted unravels a mystery involving the Underground Railroad and reveals the ghosts' identities can peace be restored. Vande Velde's (Tales From the Brothers Grimm and Sisters Weird) dialogue has a natural cadence and the plot unfolds at a brisk pace. And the African-American ghosts provide an intriguing counterpoint to a thoroughly modern houseful of children, who learn a history lesson strong enough to chill their bones. Ages 10-up. (Aug.) Copyright 1999 Cahners Business Information.
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BRIAN WINCHELL
reviewed There's a Dead Person Following My Sister Around on March 08, 2020
There's a Dead Person Following My Sister Around
After reading one of the authors other books, "Companions of the Night " about 100 times and falling completely in love with it every single read, I decided it was about time to check out some of her other works.
I took to amazon and picked out a few that sounded interesting to me; Never Trust A Dead Man and There's A Dead Person Following My Sister Around. I chose the 'used' option for two reasons. One, the books were a ton cheaper. And Two, I loved the idea of having a book that someone in the 90's had once loved and cherished.
The first, Never Trust A Dead Man, came with a marking on the outside pages that read "Ms.B". Thanks to Amazon, somehow the book managed to leave her classroom and end up in my room. The second had no marking on the outside page, but upon opening it I realized it had something much more surprising! A note from the author herself.
It read : To Emily and Matt , May All Your Ghosts Be Friendly. -Vivian Van Velde
I was overjoyed. To think that I'd somehow scored a signed copy somehow for so cheap was amazing. And the personalized message made me even more excited to read the book! Like the previous boom that I'd read, this one started off intriguing and gave me the same feeling of reading one of the Goosebumps books as a kid so naturally, I loved it.
Progressively though the story hinted that this was not you typical ghost story after all, and eventually it is revealed that the ghosts that are haunting this family's home are actually former runaway slaves.
The story itself was more depressing than it was frightening, going into it I thought it'd be a classic scary ghost story where I sympathize with the children being haunted and not the other way around. This story dwelled more into the history aspect and harshly reminded me just how sad and tragic it is to even be a ghost at all. Especially if you are the ghosts of runaway slaves who had already lived such a harsh and tragic life.
Though deeply saddening, the story was well written and came together nicely. A much different read from Companions of The Night but still enjoyable for the most part.
I'll always cherish this book and the history that came along with it. Thank you to Emily and Matt for selling your used copy. May all of our ghost be forever friendly.
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