Interesting premise, especially for readers too young to remember the 80s supernatural hit Ghostbusters. A young ghost girl is living alone in a "haunted" Victorian mansion, until an eclectic family moves in with designs to improve the image of the house so that the town can successfully sell it. Paquette creates a world that we humans are otherwise not privy to, a world of "ghosting" with rules and conduct specific to ghosts. When it is discovered that the agents working with the earnest family have less-than-honorable intentions, it is up to the young protagonists to not only help and save the ghosts, but the integrity of their family as well. ( )

Dahlia is dead but stuck in between, and doesn't know why. She's trapped in her former home, which has been empty for years, until Oliver and his family come to live in it and get it ready for sale. So while she's hoping to leave, he's hoping to stay in a home for good. This will entertain many in the middle-elementary crowd because of its non-threatening treatment of death and because the two make contact with each other and help one another. ( )