Today, I'm thrilled to be hosting a spot
on the GHOSTER HEIGHTS by Corey Landsell, Kelly
Mellings, & Lisa Larose BLOG TOUR hosted by Rockstar Book Tours. It's another stopover in the land of Graphic Novels for me, but I can honestly say, I rather enjoyed it! Check out
my review post below, make sure to enter the giveaway, and be sure to check out the other sites participating in the tour!
Author: Corey Landsell, Kelly Mellings, Lisa Larose,
Becca Carey, Rebecca Taylor (Editor)
Pub. Date: September 27, 2022
Publisher: Wonderbound
Formats: Paperback, eBook
Pages: 208
Find it: Goodreads, Amazon, Kindle, B&N, iBooks, Kobo, TBD, Bookshop.org
A haunting and hopeful Middle Grade graphic novel about a girl, ghosts, and grief. For fans of Sheets, Small Spaces, and Ghosts.
WELCOME TO THE NEIGHBOOHOOD!
Eight-year-old Ona has lost just about everything: her home, her possessions,
her mother, and almost her life. When she and her father move into her Baba’s
apartment complex after these traumatic events, they had hoped for a clean
start. But a mysterious specter follows her, and Ona befriends the ghost she
discovers haunting the boiler room. When her new friendship starts allowing her
to see other ghosts—the ghosts who haunt the other residents of her
building—she decides to use her ability to help her new neighbors face
their troubles and free themselves from their specters. In doing so, however,
Ona must eventually come face to face with a much darker foe—her own
trauma and grief. The earnestness of Judy Bloom meets the raw emotion
of I Kill Giants in this beautifully hopeful story of
childhood tragedy.
An original graphic novel for Middle Grade readers about grief, loss, and the
ghosts that haunt us all.
For fans of Brenna Thummler’s Sheets and Delicates.
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Ona is facing something no child looks forward to...at least initially....a BIG MOVE. Yep. It's that scary time when you're leaving friends and everything familiar behind because your family tells you that's the way it has to be. In this case, Ona's mother is no longer with them, and her father is simply trying to get them both in a better place to cope with things while he tries to hold them together. The thing is...stress, and hard times can do a number on a person, leaving them with more than simply the usual baggage to tote around on the daily. It can become its own ghost, a nagging worry that just won't let go. It's tiring, and cumbersome, and so very hard to break away from, especially if you don't ask for help. The asking part is the hardest because no one wants to appear weak in the eyes of another. We're all just trying to get by, and live our lives to the best of our ability...but there is no shame is asking for or accepting help....something that becomes abundantly clear as Ona moves forward through the story. Her own worries manifest in unexpected ways, and as see seeks to rid others of their "ghosts", she too ends up working towards her own revelation. I won't spoil it because it was a teary moment with so very much heart, but well worth the journey to the realizations she made.
Putting the story aside for the moment, we have the illustrated panels that really make their mark. In vivid color, we get to see Ona as she grows through her experiences. We get to watch as she helps others realize their worth, their value, and their importance, lifting the ghostly weight of the world right off of their weary shoulders. We get to meet "spooky" and enjoy their interactions with Ona, but also understand the importance of that friendship by book's end...even as she faces down some scary darkness of her own. Thanks to Ona and her specter friend, we learn that sometimes it's the things that we can't see that weigh someone down the most. We're reminded that everyone has stress, and worries they carry with them, and while we may not be able to solve their problems for them, showing kindness in any form can go a long way.
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About Corey Landsell:
Corey Lansdell is a multiple award-winning illustrator and animator.
He is a skilled communicator, expert storyteller and passionate collaborator.
Corey heads up a SCBWI illustrators group in Edmonton, Alberta.
Website | Twitter | Facebook
| Instagram | Goodreads | Amazon
Kelly Mellings is an award-winning art director, illustrator, and
designer. His work has
appeared in comic books, TV commercials, magazines, apps, museum exhibits, and
video
games. He is the co-writer of Ghoster Heights and illustrator
of the Canadian best-selling
graphic novel, The Outside Circle. He lives in Edmonton, Alberta.
Twitter | Instagram | Goodreads
About Lisa Larose:
Lisa
LaRose is a pop
surrealist painter, illustrator, and comics artist in Vancouver, Canada. She is
best known for her paintings: Bizarre and Colourful artworks. She creates
lively and exciting colour palettes and is always making something a little
weird. Lisa loves middle-grade fiction (books, comics, cartoons, you name it)
and so she also moonlights as a middle-grade comics artist.
Website | Twitter | Facebook | Instagram | TikTok | Goodreads
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~~~ GIVEAWAY ~~~
2 winners
will receive a finished copy of GHOSTER HEIGHTS, US Only.
Ends October 11th, midnight EST.
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Tour Schedule:
Week One:
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9/12/2022 |
Review/IG Post |
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9/13/2022 |
Review/IG Post |
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9/14/2022 |
IG Review |
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9/15/2022 |
Guest Post/IG Post |
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9/16/2022 |
Guest Post |
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9/17/2022 |
IG Spotlight |
Week Two:
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9/18/2022 |
Guest Post |
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9/19/2022 |
Review/IG Post |
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9/20/2022 |
IG Spotlight |
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9/21/2022 |
Review/IG Post |
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9/22/2022 |
Guest Post |
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9/23/2022 |
Guest Post/IG Post |
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9/24/2022 |
Guest Post |
Week Three:
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9/25/2022 |
Review/IG Post |
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9/26/2022 |
Review |
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9/27/2022 |
IG Spotlight |
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9/28/2022 |
IG Review |
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9/29/2022 |
Review |
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9/30/2022 |
Review |
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10/1/2022 |
IG Review |
Week Four:
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10/2/2022 |
IG Review |
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10/3/2022 |
IG Review |
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10/4/2022 |
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10/5/2022 |
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10/6/2022 |
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10/7/2022 |
Review/IG Post |
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