A Properly Unhaunted Place (2017)
Author: William Alexander | Illustrator: Kelly Murphy | Publisher: Margaret K. McElderry Books | Ages 8-12
"A 2017 Best Books of the Year (Kirkus Reviews)" "A 2018 Bank Street College of Education's Best Children Books of the Year"
Interior illustrations by Kelly Murphy for the award-winning chapter book A Properly Unhaunted Place written by William Alexander and published by Margaret K. McElderry Books. This book is a 2018 Bank Street College of Education's Best Children Books of the Year, Kirkus Best Books of 2017, and received a starred Review by Kirkus and a Fall 2017 Junior Library Guild Selection.
"Kelly Murphy's illustrations help bring life to William Alexander's (Goblin Secrets) succinct gem: a meticulously crafted world so tangible it feels like an alternate version of our own."—Lynn Becker, blogger and host of Book Talk, a monthly online discussion of children's books for SCBWI Shelf Awareness, starred review
"Alexander does an excellent job of building a contemporary world in which the paranormal is nevertheless ubiquitous and expected. This haunted world begs for further exploration. Though it's a perfectly enjoyable tale on a purely superficial level, readers who choose to dig deeper will find an engrossing exploration of complicated grief and what damage may be wrought when negative emotions are barricaded away rather than addressed. A fun and fast-paced supernatural mystery with secret depths for those who dare explore them."—Kirkus, starred review
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