Who Let the Ghosts Out? (Mostly Ghostly)

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Summary: What a shame that the first girl to hug me had to be dead!
Review: Max Doyle hated his life. He didn't have any normal friends, he's teased by the other kids, his big brother is a jerk, and his father wants to send him away to a boarding school where the students are tortured. Just when Max thought things couldn't get any worse, they do. Max is visited by two ghosts--about his age--named Nicky and Tara. They claim to have previously lived in his house, and they'll do anything to find out how they died and where their parents are.

Max tries to ignore the two ghosts--he doesn't want to get involved. But it's impossible to ignore them when they try to help the cute girl at school notice Max. Unfortunately, they end up embarrasing him. But no matter how hard Max wants to get rid of them, he knows that he must help them destroy the evil ghost Phears. Phears knows all the secrets. Now, it's up to Max to destroy Phears and find out the truth!

WHO LET THE GHOSTS OUT? seemed like a pretty weird book. But I picked it up since I'm a fan of R.L. Stine. As I started reading, I excepted everything to be all silly and childish. Boy, was I wrong. This novel is fantastic! It has horror, humor, and even a little romance. I will be looking forward to reading more books in the Mostly Ghostly series, and I recommend that fans of dark comedies do so, too.