The PolterGhost Problem, Betsy Uhrig
The PolterGhost Problem, Betsy Uhrig
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The Polter-Ghost Problem

Author: Betsy Uhrig

Narrator: Mark Sanderlin

Unabridged: 5 hr 16 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 03/21/2023


Synopsis

Three best friends discover a haunted orphanage and get swept up in ghoulish shenanigans in this “laugh-out-loud, high-action read” (Kirkus Reviews, starred review) for fans of Best Nerds Forever and the Fear Street series.

One haunted orphanage + two types of ghosts + three freaked-out friends = plenty of trouble.

Best friends Aldo, Pen, and Jasper are braced for a boring summer. And equally dull summer journal writing assignments. That is, until they see a slightly transparent boy with a bad haircut appear by the soccer field and then disappear into the woods beyond. The boys follow him and discover the long-abandoned Grauche Orphanage for Orphans, a house in the woods that is most definitely haunted.

But the ghosts are not the problem. They have been trapped at the orphanage by a cranky poltergeist who erupts into violent tantrums if they put even a spectral toe across the property line. The ghosts ask the boys to help free them—but who is the angry poltergeist and what does it want? To solve the mystery, the trio must investigate the orphanage’s dark past, evade Aldo’s ghastly older brother, borrow a skeptical librarian, and duck lots of flying furniture, all while failing to agree on almost anything. Can they defeat the evil entity and rescue the ghosts before their parents catch on and ground them for eternity?

About Betsy Uhrig

Betsy Uhrig is the author of The Polter-Ghost ProblemDouble the Danger and Zero ZucchiniWelcome to Dweeb Club, and Mind Over Monsters. She was born and raised in Greater Boston, where she lives with her family and way more books than you are picturing. She graduated from Smith College with a degree in English and has worked in publishing ever since. She writes books for children instead of doing things that aren’t as fun. Visit her at BetsyUhrig.com.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Cris on April 27, 2023

Aldo, Pen and Jasper are best friends and they are going to do their summer journal together even if they are all totally different. Why you may ask are they doing it together if they are so different? Well it’s because they have experienced something together, so they want to share it. They have ma......more

Goodreads review by Melanie on May 21, 2022

Like Uhrig’s “Double the Danger, Zero Zucchini” and “Welcome to Dweeb Club,” her latest is hilarious. This particular title combines a variety of ghost types with friendship, a bit a mystery, some family drama, and a summer school assignment to yield a terrific choice for a wide range of readers in......more

Goodreads review by Susan on June 12, 2022

In the Polter-Ghost Problem, Betsy Uhrig delivers another hilarious adventure with her pitch-perfect middle grade voice. As three friends solve a mystery and undergo truly hair-raising (and other "raising") experiences, the narrator sprinkles the story with gems that all readers can relate to: "Pen,......more

Goodreads review by Tammy on November 16, 2023

Bluebonnet Award nominee alert! I just finished The Polter-Ghost Problem by Betsy Uhrig and loved it. Aldo, Pen, and Jasper are friends who discover an abandoned orphanage full of ghosts. But, for those afraid of ghost stories, fear not! They are all friendly ghosts. Well, almost all of them are. De......more

Goodreads review by D'Anne on April 24, 2023

It’s summer break and Pen, Jasper, and Aldo are hanging out together when they see a strange boy kind of “lead them” Toward a field just past the library and park. They don’t know him but they also don’t look very closely. They don’t notice that his feet don’t exactly touch the ground when he walks a......more