A haunting graphic novel set in a traveling carnival, where freedom comes at a heartbreaking cost. Isabel’s story blends history, grief, and ghostly mystery in a way that will keep readers turning pages.
The Last Resort is a fantastic middle-grade mystery where twelve-year-old Lila discovers her Grandpa Clem’s creepy Victorian Inn is actually a portal for ghosts. While trying to stop being “dramatic,” Lila must solve her grandfather’s murder and battle evil spirits.
It’s the summer before fifth grade, and for Ferris Wilkey, it is a summer of sheer pandemonium: Her little sister, Pinky, has vowed to become an outlaw. Uncle Ted has left Aunt Shirley and, to Ferris’s mother’s chagrin, is holed up in the Wilkey basement to paint a history of the world.