Hart & Souls

After getting bullied at Figueroa Elementary, Stix Hart wants nothing more than to fly below the radar at middle school. He's heard all the horror stories, but none involved ghosts. On Stix's first day of sixth grade, his anxiety is off the charts. It doesn't help when he spots a kid who reminds him of his old bully, Xander Mack. Soon after, he encounters two other students who take a keen interest in him. He quickly learns the spooky truth—the trio are lost souls in need of a solid. When the ghosts tell him they've been stuck in middle school for decades, it's up to Stix to figure out how to help these not-so-normal new friends.  Solving this paranormal predicament will take some serious sleuthing and tremendous bravery. Can Stix solve this mystery and help these spirits move on before it's too late?   Hart and Souls is the perfect ghostly mystery to read aloud in class, gift to your kid reader, and add to your library. Lisa Schmid is quickly becoming one of my favorite middle-grade authors. —Fleur Bradley, award-winning author of Daybreak on Raven Island and Midnight at the Barclay Hotel.     "From the first page, I was hooked! Hart & Souls is a laugh-out-loud tale where the only thing scarier than the spirits is surviving middle school. Stix Hart is the unlikely hero you'll root for as he braves bullies, befriends ghosts, and cracks the code to a mystery only the afterlife could conjure." —Beth McMullen, author of Mrs. Smith's Spy School For Girls