Phantom Academy, Christine Virnig
Phantom Academy, Christine Virnig
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Phantom Academy

Author: Christine Virnig

Narrator: Aden Hakimi

Unabridged: 5 hr 23 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 01/06/2026


Synopsis

Lindsay Currie’s Scritch Scratch meets The School for Invisible Boys in this fun romp of a middle grade novel about a newly dead boy who faces a spooky new school hiding an unearthly mystery.

After an unlucky collision between a coconut and the top of his head, twelve-year-old Finn not only joins the ranks of the recently deceased, but also becomes the newest student at Phantom Academy, a boarding school for ghosts.

Once Finn gets over the unfairness of still having homework (you’d think being dead would give you a pass, right?), he discovers that life—er, death?—as a ghost isn’t that bad. He’d probably even enjoy it, if not for one thing: students cannot leave Phantom Academy until they graduate. He can’t check on his family. He can’t see his cat. In fact, he can’t leave the Spirit Realm at all.

As his homesickness builds, Finn convinces his new friends they should escape. But finding the way out is harder than he anticipated, especially when their biggest clue mysteriously goes missing. Finn’s not giving up, though, not with his human memories growing fuzzier and fuzzier with time. They just need to find a way through the veil…

About Christine Virnig

Christine Virnig is a fan of books, candy, spooky stories, poop jokes, and coffee…in no particular order. A former physician, Christine now spends her days writing books, reading books, and working at a library where she is surrounded by books. Christine lives in southern Wisconsin with her husband, two daughters, a ridiculous number of dust bunnies, and one incredibly lazy cat. You can visit her on the web at ChristineVirnig.com.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Tanja ~ KT Book Reviews on August 25, 2025

Even in death, you can't get out of going to school. Twelve-year-old Finn learns this the hard way after a falling coconut does him in. Phantom Academy by Christine Virnig is a fun take on YA afterlife. The emotional trauma of death is very much brushed over, and poor Fin is thrown right into school......more

Goodreads review by Ashley on September 02, 2025

A cute and fun middle grade story about the afterlife. The story pulls you in with its mystery and emotion. This was a quirky fun book that stars a group of young ghosts. There were lots of fun moments and also real raw moments as well. I enjoyed the bit of mystery in there as well. If you enjoy fun......more

Goodreads review by Sammie on July 28, 2025

I received a copy of this in exchange for an unbiased review. Overall This book was not at all on my radar until it appeared in my mailbox, but it's comped to all the right things to have immediately piqued my interest. Though the topic seems a little morbid at first (it's always sad to think of k......more

Goodreads review by Jeneane on September 13, 2025

Reading Christine Virnig's middle-grade novel, Phantom Academy, the abrupt beginning of twelve-year-old Finn's afterlife, caused by a seemingly random accident involving a falling coconut, immediately drew me in. As protagonist Finn, he finds himself at an ethereal crossroads, faced with a choice be......more

Goodreads review by Tonja on August 29, 2025

Get ready for a little middle school drama, but not in the normal way. After a very extraordinary death, Finn finds himself as a ghost and off to ghost school with four other ghosts his age. Not that he gets why the worst thing in life continues to haunt in the afterlife. While several of the classe......more