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The Second-Best Haunted Hotel on Mercer Street
The Second-Best Haunted Hotel on Mercer Street | Cory Putman Oakes
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A family-run haunted hotels livelihood is threatened when a bigger haunted hotel opens nearby in this hilarious, spooky story Twelve-year-old Willow Ivans family has run the Hotel Ivan for four hundred years. Through thick and thin, theyve held on tight to their title as the Best Haunted Hotel on Mercer Street. That is, until the Haunterya corporate chain of haunted hotelsmoves in down the street. As the Ivans business fades, so do their ghostly staff. And Willow begins to worry that The Ivans days are numbered. Then Willow meets Evie, a Hauntery ghost whos forced to play the part of a Spooky Little Girl even though she longs to be a Terrifying Phantasm. So when Willow offers her a job at The Ivan, Evie acceptsbut she doesnt tell Willow that shes still working for The Ivans competition, for fear of losing her new job and friend. Together, the girls come up with a plan to save The Ivan. But with The Ivan ghosts already fading and Evies secret threatening to come out, will it be too late?
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rachelsbrittain
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This was just the sort of adorable & uplifting middle grade novel to help with my reading slump. When a new Hauntery location opens down the street from the Ivan, 400 years of family-run haunted hotel service are jeopardized. And Willow isn't about to let that happen. A new ghost friend with aspirations of playing the scary role she's always wanted might be just the thing to put them back on top. Adorable and a tad spooky, just the way I like it.

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rachelsbrittain
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"The ghost would've been a head taller than the girl--if the ghost had a head at all."

#FirstLineFridays @ShyBookOwl

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SassenachTheBookWizard
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Today's read!

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LibrarianRyan
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4 ⭐
Willow will do anything to make sure her family‘s Haunted Hotel runs perfectly and that the ghosts DO NOT FADE. But it‘s a hard job. Dad is depressed, mom‘s floating around (and not in a good way), and a truant officer is coming to get her.

This book was charming. It‘s peppered with illustrations.

Full Review GR, LT and TSG

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LibrarianRyan
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My #bookspinbingo for October was dismal. I‘m still half way through the tagged book (number 5). But not bad. I‘m ready for next month.

TheAromaofBooks Still good progress!! 3y
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LibrarianRyan
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1. Ghosts are a tourist attraction
2 Lip balm. I don't get how people let theirs get so chapped. I hurt just thinking about it.
3. I'm not sure. I think I would rather go forward than backward.

#WonderousWednesday @eggs.

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LibrarianRyan
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The only thing good about an ER visit is mandatory reading. Dad is awaiting a heart cath and I‘m here until I switch with mother at lunch. He is doing fine, it a precaution because they think of his stents is starting to fail. It‘s outpatient but the ER wait has been long. Did the first 4 hours of that wait in the car as they wouldn‘t let me in until he got a room. Next two hour at home as I live 4 mins away. And now in room. This place is crazy.

Bookzombie I hope things go well with your dad. ER waits are awful but even more so now. 💗 4y
MaureenMc 🙏💗🙏💗 4y
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LibrarianRyan
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This has be intriqued. There are 2 haunted hotels on Mercer street? What makes one better than another? I guess I will have to read the book if I want to find out.

Out August 18
#CoverLove @MGedition

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