City of Ghosts

Cassidy's parents publish books as The Inspectres.  Her mom provides the emotion and atmospheric believers point of view, and her dad the history-loving skeptic.  But what they don't realize is that Cassidy can see ghosts for real.

Since her accident when she lost control of her car, plunged into an icy river, and nearly died, she can sense and see all kinds of ghosts including her best friend.  Jacob isn't just a ghost; he's also the person who pulled her from the river and saved her life.  They've been best friends ever since.

Her parents are thrilled when a TV network wants to develop a show based on their books.  It's off to Scotland for the summer whether Cassidy likes it or not.  No warm days on the beach free of ghosts, except Jacob.  Instead, she's head to cold and damp ghost central.

Edinburgh has an even higher ghost popular than Cassidy imagined.  They are everywhere.  At almost every corner she feels compelled to cross over into their world. She also meets Lara, a girl who can also see the dead but who scoffs at Cassidy's sightseeing in the world of the dead.  Lara believes her job, and Cassidy's too, is to send the dead on to whatever comes next.

Cassidy isn't sure how she feels about this, but when she makes an epic and potentially fatal mistake, Lara is the only person who can help her.

Victoria Schwab's series started is the right amount of fun and spooky for the middle school audience.  I'm excited to read more and meet ghosts in cities around the world.  This is a great concept and a great cover.  Recommended!