âRidiculous in all the best ways.â âKirkus Reviews
In the fifth installment of National Book Award winner M.T. Andersonâs Pals in Peril series, the intrepid heroes are home from their Delaware crime-stopping excitement, only to discover that Lilyâs mom has become possessed by a menacing zombie who wants to take over the world! (Or, at least, the world of stage and screen.)
When Lilyâs mother returns from a little vacation to Todburgâthe most haunted town in Americaâshe seems different. She can no longer speak French. She makes better pancakes. And also she no longer recognizes Lily, her own daughter. What if she was taken overâŚand is now something dangerous and undead?
So our intrepid heroesâLily Gefelty, Katie Mulligan, and Jasper Dash, Boy Technonautâblast off on another rollicking adventure, this time to the world of ghosts, ghouls, bats, tarantulas, web-footed vampires, sad-sack magicians, and ninja prep-school girls with love and fashion on their side. The night is dark and the enemies are fierce. You wonât know whether to laugh or scream!