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<p> Offbeat, quirky, peculiar, unusual . . . For readers who enjoy Jennings's work, Spencer's adventures will be a welcome addition. -- Kirkus Reviews<br> <br> Smartly driven along by a sense that just about anything can happen next, the story takes several severe twists from there, culminating in a rush of prizes and huge royalty checks for both the photos and for the wildly popular poems that Chief Leopard Frog writes. Fans of Gary Paulsen's Lawn Boy (2007) will find this similarly epic rocket to fame and fortune equally stimulating. -- Booklist<br><br> It's a delicious premise--a ghost town coming back to life in dreams and photographs--developed with an accretion of humorous situations and details: a disappearing toe, a pumpkin that looks like Oprah Winfrey, and a poetry-writing imaginary friend named Chief Leopard Frog who whittles bad-luck talismans. And when the Chief's poetry and Spencer's ghost camera bring in unexpected wealth, the fortunes of Paisley, Kansas, revive. Readers who can suspend disbelief and appreciate the quirkiness will enjoy Jennings's story of a ghost town's unlikely savior. -- The Horn Book Magazine<br> <br> Paisley, with its numerous spiders, reptiles and vacated buildings, emerges as just as vivid a character as Spencer . . . Spencer's frequent musings on solitude, art and life are thought provoking and often funny . . . it's a fun ride. -- Publishers Weekly<br><br> There is adventure and romance, fun and action. Jennings has a talent for humor, and middle school boys and girls will smile as they read his latest effort. -- VOYA , (4Q4P)<br>

<p> Offbeat, quirky, peculiar, unusual . . . For readers who enjoy Jennings's work, Spencer's adventures will be a welcome addition. -- Kirkus Reviews<br> <br> Smartly driven along by a sense that just about anything can happen next, the story takes several severe twists from there, culminating in a rush of prizes and huge royalty checks for both the photos and for the wildly popular poems that Chief Leopard Frog writes. Fans of Gary Paulsen's Lawn Boy (2007) will find this similarly epic rocket to fame and fortune equally stimulating. -- Booklist <br> It's a delicious premise--a ghost town coming back to life in dreams and photographs--developed with an accretion of humorous situations and details: a disappearing toe, a pumpkin that looks like Oprah Winfrey, and a poetry-writing imaginary friend named Chief Leopard Frog who whittles bad-luck talismans. And when the Chief's poetry and Spencer's ghost camera bring in unexpected wealth, the fortunes of Paisley, Kansas, revive. Reade

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