Whispers in the Graveyard

Paperback, ebook

January 6, 2018

by Max Elliot Anderson

• Paperback: 128 pages
• Publisher: TBCN Inc. 
• ISBN-13: 978-0938447214

Josh didn’t like moving from his safe, comfortable house into a cramped apartment in Chicago. His father had taken a new job and the family hadn’t found the right house yet. But Josh made friends with Kim, Mason, and Dexter. 

The four boys did everything together. Dexter’s father was a funeral director. The boys’ biggest problem was that the quickest way to the subway was straight through the center of the biggest cemetery Josh had ever seen. The place was locked at night, but the boys knew how to get in. The only thing was, who’d want to? 

One night, as the boys returned home after dark, a gang began chasing them. Josh and his friends had no choice but to duck into the cemetery. They thought the gang was scary, but that was nothing compared to what they saw and heard next. The boys set out to unravel the mystery behind why those awful men were digging in the cemetery at night. What they discovered was a gigantic drug smuggling ring, and the boys found themselves right in the middle of it. Now if only the police can get there in time.

My thoughts: Max Elliot Anderson writes books for reluctant male tweens, and is wonderful at that as he made both of my boys turn from being reluctant readers to avid readers. Now I'm glad to say that girls like his books too, and my youngest tween daughter is just as hooked on Mr. Anderson's stories.  

WHISPERS IN THE GRAVEYARD is about a twelve year old boy who moved to the inner city of Chicago and lived in an apartment right across from the cemetery. He quickly made friends with three very different guys and the four went all over Chicago - without adults. As long as they could walk or ride the L. 

But on the way home, they were crossing through the cemetery because they were late getting home and saw grave robbers digging up a grave! Instead of going to the police, they decide to investigate. But unfortunately, the robbers know where Josh lives and the boys find themselves in a lot of danger. 

Exciting rides for tweens! As an adult I didn't even want this one to end. I laughed out loud at the chapter ending near the end of the book. 

I was given a copy free. All opinions are my own.