Doug TenNapel
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Present Epithetical Books Ghostopolis
| Title | : | Ghostopolis |
| Author | : | Doug TenNapel |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | Deluxe Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 272 pages |
| Published | : | July 1st 2010 by Graphix |
| Categories | : | Sequential Art. Graphic Novels. Fantasy. Comics. Young Adult. Fiction. Childrens. Middle Grade |
Relation In Pursuance Of Books Ghostopolis
A page-turning adventure of a boy's journey to the land of ghosts and back.Imagine Garth Hale's surprise when he's accidentally zapped to the spirit world by Frank Gallows, a washed-out ghost wrangler. Suddenly Garth finds he has powers the ghosts don't have, and he's stuck in a world run by the evil ruler of Ghostopolis, who would use Garth's newfound abilities to rule the ghostly kingdom. When Garth meets Cecil, his grandfather's ghost, the two search for a way to get Garth back home, and nearly lose hope until Frank Gallows shows up to fix his mistake.
Define Books Conducive To Ghostopolis
| Original Title: | Ghostopolis |
| ISBN: | 0545210283 (ISBN13: 9780545210287) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Characters: | Garth Hale |
| Literary Awards: | Rhode Island Teen Book Award Nominee (2012) |
Rating Epithetical Books Ghostopolis
Ratings: 4.04 From 12031 Users | 1135 ReviewsColumn Epithetical Books Ghostopolis
Ghostopolis is a fun, but a bit childish book about the afterlife. The genre of Ghostopolis is fantasy graphic novel. The book takes place in a world where when you die, you go to Ghostopolis where all the dead live. However, the dead can sneak through holes and come back to life on earth. Frank Gallows and the SITF are in charge of zapping them back to Ghostopolis. The main character is a normal kid named Garth who lives with his mom and is diagnosed with an incurable disease. One day, FrankMy Brontë loved this graphic novel, and I can see why. It's a feel good story full of classic "monsters" -- mummies, skeletons, goblins, demonic insects -- but they're all cleaned up and as unscary as can be. There is a simplistic good versus evil tale going on (albeit with a nurture rather than nature bent). There is a lovable grandfather, who was a poor father, looking for and finding redemption. There is a sacrifice for love. It hits all the right notes for the kids who are its target
When a living boy is accidentally taken to Ghostopolis, it's up to a crusty gumshoe-type character, and a ghostly gal to bring him back to the world of the living. There was so much I LOVED about this one: a skeletal horse named Skinny, Garth getting to explore the worlds of the dead with a kid-version of his grandpa, the King of the Bone Kingdom, and the mummy squirrels. I laughed frequently, and teared up at the ending. Can't say that about too many graphic novels.
Frank Gallows, a longtime ghost hunter has really done it this time, sending a living person to the afterlife. What a loser! Now he is really going to get fired, so he enlists his ex to help save the day.Garth, a terminally ill boy, is accidentally zapped to the afterlife prematurely. At first he just wants to find a way home, but as he spends more time in the afterlife he realizes he may be able to help.Cecil, Garths grandfather, totally failed at life and his family. But through this terrible
1.5 rounded up to 2 stars.Huh.... What did I just read? Im still confused. I don't know what more to say. It wasn't bad and I liked that it was a touch of creepy/gothic. But I still don't get the story. I don't know what to make of this. Ohh well.
(3.5 not quite a 4 star.) Enjoyed this, but I felt that at times it was a bit too all over the place.
This was my 15th book for the YALSA Best Books challenge. So basically there are a lot of things going on all at once (like with any good book). First of all you have a ghost hunter named Frank Gallows who goes around and zaps ghosts back to a ghost world where Ghostopolis is the main city. Then you have a kid named Garth who has some incurable disease and his mother who drags him to five doctors to try and find some hope of a cure. Well things get a bit jumbled when Gallows sends a skeleton
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