The Ghost in the Big Brass Bed

The last (as far as I can see) Nina Tanleven book - kudos to the author for not making this an eternal series, it easily could be. Very complicated ghosts this time - the little girl in the brass bed, and the man outside. Ancient scandal and sorrow, current bad straits, town history cropping up in odd places, and some really scary paintings. The villain is again completely cold - no human feeling at all (the ghost is emotionally richer!). And some clever (by the author) phrases, misunderstood to complicate the story still more. A happy ending, though I wish the scene had stayed - it would have made the Lost Masterpiece complete, as intended. It is YA, it's simple language and a quick read - but there's a lot of depth in these simple books.

I have loved all three novels in this wonderful series featuring two 11-year-old best friends who see ghosts when others don’t, but this final novel is my favorite. Nina “Nine” Tanleven and Chris Gurley see a ghost child in the titular big brass bed, crying for her missing father. Who is this young girl? And what happened to her and her missing father?

The best way to enjoy this five-star read is on Audible, narrated by Christine Moore. I wish author Bruce Coville would continue a middle-grade series that’s definitely not for kids only!

This is my favorite book in this trilogy. The story is interesting, the ghosts are scary, and the protagonists growing skills with ghosts means that even though this is the end of the series I in no way think its the end of their ghost adventures.

A book about two girls' encounter with a sad ghost of a lttle girl.

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