INTERMEDIATE FICTION
Sage, Angie

Gargoyle Hall

(4) 4-6 Araminta Spookie series. Illustrated by John Kelly. A silly caper with spooky scaffolding. Araminta (known as Minty to her uncle Drac) and her dim-witted sidekick, Wanda Wizzard, run a detective agency. Naturally, their antics lead to trouble and boarding school, where bigger mysteries are afoot. The story itself is somewhat flat; still, the Addams-Family atmosphere and screwball comedy, both reflected in frequent black-and-white illustrations, make for good giggles.

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