Ghostlight, Kenneth Oppel
Ghostlight, Kenneth Oppel
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Ghostlight

Author: Kenneth Oppel

Narrator: James Cribbins

Unabridged: 10 hr 43 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 09/06/2022


Synopsis

One teen's summer job scaring tourists with ghost stories takes a terrifying turn when he accidentally summons the spirit of a dead girl—and she has demands. . . .
 
The award-winning author of Airborn delivers a roller-coaster ride of a story about the wakeful and wicked dead.

Rebecca Strand was just sixteen when she and her father fell to their deaths from the top of the Gibraltar Point Lighthouse in 1839. Just how they fell—or were they pushed?—remains a mystery. And their ghosts haunt the lighthouse to this day. . . .
 
Gabe tells this story every day when he gives the ghost tour on Toronto Island. He tries to make it scary enough to satisfy the tourists, but he doesn’t actually believe in ghosts—until he finds himself face to face with Rebecca Strand.
 
The true story of her death is far more terrifying than any ghost tale Gabe has told. Rebecca reveals that her father was a member of the Order, a secret society devoted to protecting the world from “the wakeful and wicked dead”—malevolent spirits like Viker, the ghost responsible for their deaths. But the Order has disappeared, and Viker’s ghost is growing ever stronger.
 
Now Gabe and his friends must find a way to stop Viker before they all become lost souls. . . .

About The Author

KENNETH OPPEL is one of the most highly regarded authors of middle-grade fiction writing today. Some of his best-known titles are Inkling, The Nest, Airborn, a 2005 Printz Honor Book, and Silverwing


Reviews

Goodreads review by Lydia on September 27, 2022

Ghostlight is a mildly spooky middle grade novel that dragged a little too much in the middle for me to have really gotten sucked in. I loved the setting (Oppel does a great job of painting a picture of Toronto, and many of the places mentioned I ended up googling to get a really clear picture in my......more

Goodreads review by Shannon on September 28, 2022

This was a fantastic spooky season middle grade fantasy novel. I loved that it was set in and around Toronto and has a group of children fighting against a powerful ghost. Highly recommended and great on audio. Perfect for fans of Ghost squad by Claribel A. Ortega, Halloween Moon by Joseph Fink or t......more

Goodreads review by Mary on November 26, 2022

I don’t read a lot of mystery middle grade but this was good!! A more unique plot line and unique characters. I would put this more toward supernatural vs mystery but it was good.......more

Goodreads review by Read by Curtis on September 29, 2022

I’m a huge fan of some of Oppel’s previous works, including Silverwing (which I’ve read no less than 5 times) and Bloom. And so it was with great anticipation that I purchased Ghostlight on its release date. And…it’s okay. Oppel didn’t wow me like he has before with this story which is like an amalg......more


Quotes

"High-stakes, harrowing, and chilling as midnight ocean spray. [A] genuinely ghoulish treat." —The New York Times

"Ghostbusters
meets Stranger Things in Oppel’s perceptive supernatural thriller." —Publishers Weekly

"Oppel’s latest begs to be made into a movie: visually cinematic with witty humor, nonstop action, a dash of romance, and plenty of heart. A thrill ride packed with harrowing escapes, puzzling mysteries, and memorable characters." —School Library Journal, starred review

"Friendship with ghosts can be chilling. A spooktacular story that’s surprisingly insightful." —Kirkus Reviews

"Action and horror elements propel the fast-paced narrative." —Booklist

"Viker is a monstrously novel villain." —The Bulletin

"A complete winner." —Locus


Awards

  • Arlene Barlin Award for Science Fiction and Fantasy
  • Aurora Award - Best YA Novel
  • Diamond Willow Award
  • Manitoba Young Readers' Choice Awards (MYRCA) - Northern Lights Award
  • National Chapter IODE Violet Downey Award