Jessica: I will because it’s a story that’s filled with excitement and adventure. KM: Would you recommend Ghosts to your friends? Why or why not? Jessica: Who was the ghost woman the older sister was talking to? KM: If you could ask Raina a question about Ghosts what would you ask her? Jessica: This one is similar to her other books because this book was based on the older sibling, like all of her books. How do you think Ghosts is similar to and/or different to her other graphic novels? KM: You’re clearly a Raina Telgemeier fan. It’s one of my favorite parts because this moment changes everything from that point in the book on. Jessica: My favorite part was when the boy showed her and her sister to a place where they could meet the spirits. KM: Do you have a favorite part of the story? What is it? Why is this your favorite part? Later, she meets up face-to-face with one. She met a new guy that told her that ghosts were real here, but she didn’t want to believe it. Jessica: It’s an amazing and exciting adventure about a girl who moves to a new town with her family and has to leave her friends behind so she has to start over. What is Ghosts all about? What happens in the story?

KM: You are one of the first young adult readers of Ghosts so I am wondering what you would say to your teacher, classmates, and friends in order to describe the story. So, without further ado, this review is a Question and Answer interview with a real-live Telgemeier connoisseur. After all, she’s the Telgemeier expert here. This girl knows what she’s talking about! Thus, when I received my pre-release copy of Ghosts I asked Jess what she would think about contributing her thoughts. Why Jessica? Simple: She’s my best friend’s daughter, and she adores and has read EVERY single one of Raina Telgemeier’s graphic novels. That said, this is the very first review I will write alongside and with the gracious insight of one of the graphic novel world’s most important audience members: A twelve-year old junior high school student named Jessica. Over the past six years of writing this monthly column I have reviewed and written lesson plans for nearly 300 graphic novels.

Ghosts by raina telgemeier