A short, irresistible, and bittersweet coming-of-age story in the vein of Stranger Things and Stand by Me about a group of misfit kids who spend an unforgettable summer investigating local ghost stories and urban legends

Growing up in 1980s Niagara Falls - a seedy but magical, slightly haunted place - Jake Baker spends most of his time with his uncle Calvin, a kind but eccentric enthusiast of occult artifacts and conspiracy theories. The summer Jake turns twelve, he befriends a pair of siblings new to town, and so Calvin decides to initiate them all into the "Saturday Night Ghost Club." But as the summer goes on, what begins as a seemingly light-hearted project may ultimately uncover more than any of its members had imagined. With the alternating warmth and sadness of the best coming-of-age stories, The Saturday Night Ghost Club is a note-perfect novel that poignantly examines the haunting mutability of memory and storytelling, as well as the experiences that form the people we become, and establishes Craig Davidson as a remarkable literary talent.

Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Penguin Group
Published: 07/09/2019
ISBN: 9780143133933
Pages: 224
Weight: 0.40lbs
Size: 7.70h x 5.10w x 0.70d

Review Citations: Publishers Weekly 05/20/2019
Kirkus Reviews 06/01/2019
School Library Journal 06/28/2019 pg. 1
Booklist 06/01/2019 pg. 37
Shelf Awareness 07/19/2019