Language: G; Mature Content: G; Violence: PG (Mild Magical fighting and monsters)
BUYING ADVISORY: EL - ADVISABLE
AUDIENCE APPEAL: AVERAGE
Between her best friend moving and the mean kids at school, Zuzu isn't excited about her 3rd-grade end-of-the-year picnic, but her mother has insisted. Once the rain started and the picnic moved to the Mapleton Mansion, Zuzu thought she might have lucked out. She has always wanted to visit the mansion. It's supposed to be haunted, after all. First chance she gets, Zuzu wanders off to explore the areas that have been blocked off and runs into someone else exploring. He tells her his name is Andrew Chang and his family just moved into the area. Unbeknownst to Zuzu and Andrew, their exploring has disturbed an angry spirit trying to return and take revenge on everyone in the town and only Zuzu and Andrew will be able to stop him.
Boy, creating magical creatures through art and music takes great responsibility, but also it’s awesome, especially when you didn’t know you had a touch of magic. This was a fun fantasy that had likable characters and great magical creatures, plus an ending that cleared up all the loose ends. What I liked best was Zuzu finding a new friend, when she didn’t think she would, and giving the class mean kid the chance to change, when everyone said he couldn’t. Things to think about.
Characters are of various ethnicities.
Reviewer: RBenson
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