Utopia, Iowa (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780763665333)

Jack Bell has an unusual gift--or curse, depending on your point of view. And he's not the only one. In Utopia, Iowa, anything can happen.

For the most part, aspiring screenwriter Jack Bell is just your typical Midwestern kid. He's got a crush on his hot best friend, Ash. He's coping with a sudden frostiness between his once crazy-in-love parents. He's debating where to go to college next year--or whether to go at all. But then there's his gift (or curse): Jack can see dead people, just like the kid in The Sixth Sense. Lately, the ghosts are more distracting than usual, demanding that Jack get to the bottom of their mysterious deaths--all while avoiding the straitlaced Detective Bloodsmith, who doesn't believe in gifts or curses and can't help wondering why Jack keeps turning up at crime scenes. Is there a happily-ever-after in Jack's future, or is that only the stuff of movies?

Author: Brian Yansky
ISBN-10: 0763665339
ISBN-13: 9780763665333
Publisher: Candlewick Press (MA)
Language: English
Published: 02/10/2015
Pages: 336
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.10lbs
Size: 8.30h x 5.80w x 1.30d

Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 12/01/2014
Publishers Weekly 12/15/2014
School Library Journal 01/01/2015 pg. 117
Voice of Youth Advocates 02/01/2015 - Recommended - Better Than Most
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 01/01/2015
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 02/01/2015 pg. 335
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2015 pg. 144 - Below Average, With Minor Flaw