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A Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection!
Eleven-year-old Rafa Fuentes loves writing ghost stories and frightening his friends with terrifying tales he creates on the spot. Rafa has come up against enough real-life scary situations that fictional hauntings seem like no big deal, that is until he learns that his incarcerated mom is being released from jail soon, and will be coming to live with him, his sister, and their grandparents. To take his mind off his mom’s return, Rafa spends an evening crafting a scary ghost story about a vengeful ghost called the Caretaker. Immediately after, he notices strange things starting to happen around him, which leads him to believe that his scary story about the Caretaker has come true, but has it?
Children’s Awards List
(MASL) Missouri Mark Twain Children’s Reader’s Award List
South Carolina Association of School Librarians Children’s Book Award
Kansas William Allen White’s Children Book Awards List
Texas Bluebonnet Award List
Florida Sunshine State Young Readers Award (SSYRA)
Read The Reviews
“Cervantes…delivers a frightening adventure; Rafa and Brianna’s close sibling dynamic, and his strained relationship with his mother, are the emotional center of this supernatural page-turner.”
—Publisher’s Weekly
“The power of words lies at the heart of this heartwarming story.”
—Kirkus Reviews
“…Perfect for kids who are just a little too young for Stephen King.”
— Daniel Goldin, Boswell Book Company
