A sweetly spooky ghost story about a Cuban American boy who befriends a pair of spirits and tries to break the curse on his island home . . . only to discover a seemingly lost piece of his familyâs history in the process. This new middle grade standalone mystery from the author of the Muse Squad series is perfect for fans of Doll Bones and The Girl and the Ghost!
Frank Fernandezâs family never stays in one place for long. His parents renovate unusual buildings and turn them into homes, which means the family movesâa lot. This makes it hard for bookish Frank to make friends. So when his parents announce theyâre moving to Spectacle Key, Florida, to live in a lighthouseâthis time for good!âFrank is thrilled.
But Spectacle Key isnât the perfect forever home they'd imagined. The lighthouse is falling apart. There are knocks on the doorâbut no one is thereâand mysterious sighs and sniffles from nowhere. Thereâs even a creepy doll that seems to move on its own. Could Spectacle Key be haunted?
Then one day while exploring, Frank meets a girl in old-fashioned clothes, with no memory of who she is. What she does know, though, is that the island is under a curseâand she needs Frankâs help to figure out how to lift it. But what if learning the truth about Spectacle Key means losing the first real friend heâs ever had?