A Curious Tale of the In-Between

by Lauren DeStefano

Pram Bellamy is special--she can talk to ghosts. She doesn't have too many friends amongst the living, but that's all right. She has her books, she has her aunts, and she has her best friend, the ghostly Felix.

• ISBN10: 1619636026
• ISBN13: 9781619636026
• Publish Date: 13 September 2016 (first published 1 September 2015)
• Publish Status: Out of Print
• Out of Print: 24 March 2022
• Imprint: Bloomsbury U.S.A. Children's Books
• Format: Paperback (US Trade)
• Pages: 256
• Language: English

Reviews

[readingwithwrin]

This middle-grade novel is one that I remember hearing a lot about before it came out and then next to nothing after it had been released.
We follow Pram who can see and talk to ghosts but can't find the one she really wants. Her best friend is a ghost until she is sent to school and that's when she meets Clarence who is a young boy searching for his dead mother. The two of them quickly become best friends and set out to help each other find what they are looking for. I really loved this story and couldn't get enough of Pram and her friends. I really loved the paranormal parts and how smart Pram and her friends were for a change. I can't wait to read more by DeStefano

[limabean74]

My TBRL Review:

I am not sure what I was expecting when I started to read this. What I read was different and unexpected, I actually really enjoyed it and found myself really loving Pram. She was a little quirky and strange but I loved that the most about her, even though she tired to be “normal” it was hard to actually do that when you see ghosts and no one believes you. Pram spent a lot of time with a ghost friend named Felix. Felix really loves Pram and they have a very sweet relationship. When Pram gets sent to regular school, instead of being home schooled by her Aunts Dee and Nan, she is very worried that people will find her to be abnormal. What she didn’t expect was making a friend named Clarence. I actually felt that this had a very sweet friend triangle. I did love how the two boys really cared about Pram especially since she didn’t know her dad and she assumed she killed her mom during child birth. The characters really drive this book but it also had a great story.

The story is very sweet but not scary. I didn’t feel like it was slow and I finished the book in two days so I know it captured my interest only because I was so worried about Pram and her friends. I really enjoy this book, I haven’t read anything from Lauren DeStefano before and I don’t plan to make this book my last from her. I loved her writing style and how intense she makes the story and characters. This is a great read and I strongly recommend.

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