This is a coming-of-age story about a group of misfit kids who spend an unforgettable summer investigating local ghost stories and urban legends. Growing up in 1980s Niagara Falls — a seedy but magical, slightly haunted place — Jake Baker spends most of his time with his uncle Calvin, a kind but eccentric enthusiast of occult artifacts and conspiracy theories. The summer Jake turns twelve, he befriends a pair of siblings new to town, and so Calvin decides to initiate them all into the "Saturday Night Ghost Club."
But as the summer goes on, what began as a seemingly light-hearted project may ultimately uncover more than any of its members had imagined. This novel poignantly examines the haunting mutability of memory and storytelling, as well as the experiences that form the people we become.
Word of the Day
mutability = mu·ta·bil·i·ty / noun = liability or tendency to change. Example: "I'm curious about the mutability of memory and storytelling in that book above."
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Your review makes me curious about that they find and how they change.
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