Source: Preordered purchase. This is a review of my personal reading experience.
Ghost in the Headlights is Lindsey Duga's latest middle grade horror novel.
In this modern-day retelling of "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow," an angry ghost haunts a small-town road in search of revenge...
When Brianna Jenson agreed to move in with her cruel uncle Shane in rural Pennsylvania, she didn't expect to find herself in the middle of a terrifying town legend.
Every afternoon on her walk home from school, as the sun begins to set behind the overhanging branches of Shadowrun Road, Brianna hears footsteps following her -- footsteps that belong to no one. Then there's the car that races along the narrow country road with blinding lights and almost runs her over! That's when Brianna realizes... there's no one driving. It's almost as if someone -- or something -- is trying to get her attention.
As Brianna investigates what happened on Shadowrun Road, she discovers a town tragedy that has never been resolved. Can Brianna get to the bottom of this ghostly mystery before it's too late?
Ghost in the Headlights is the perfect book to give a young
reader starting out on their horror journey. This is exactly the type of
book young Jen would have loved to read.
In Ghost in the Headlights, Brianna has to stay with her uncle while
her mother is away training for work. Brianna finds herself wrapped up
in the mysterious local legend of a missing girl.
I loved Brianna and her friendship with Jacob as they try to solve the mystery of the ghost girl.
As
an adult who loves middle grade fiction, Ghost in the Headlights is
not one I would really recommend to other adults. Like The Haunting, Ghost in the Headlights is filled with classic tropes that most
adults have experienced numerous times but are absolutely perfect for an
younger audience.
My youngest is entering the realm of middle grade reading, and Ghost in the Headlights is a book I am excited to pass down to him.
4/5 stars
Every young reader needs tropes😁 This sounds great!
ReplyDeleteI hope he likes it. Happy New Year.
ReplyDeleteThis has been a very popular title in my library. I wish this author were published in hard cover!
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