imagine Garth Hale's Surprise When He's Accidentally Zapped To The Spirit World By Frank Gallows, A Washed-out Ghost Wrangler. Suddenly Garth Finds He Has Powers The Ghosts Don't Have, And He's Stuck In A World Run By The Evil Ruler Of Ghostopolis, Who Would Use Garth's Newfound Abilities To Rule The Ghostly Kingdom. When Garth Meets Cecil, His Grandfather's Ghost, The Two Search For A Way To Get Garth Back Home, And Nearly Lose Hope Until Frank Gallows Shows Up To Fix His Mistake.
publishers Weekly tennapel's Latest Adventure Comic For Kids Begins With The Discovery Of Benedict Arnold's Whiny Ghost Hiding Under A Bed, And Goes On To Introduce Readers To A Host Of Other Humorous And Interesting Characters, Some Historical, Others Very Contemporary. Garth Hale Is The Protagonist, And He Starts His Story Spunky But Sick With A Life-threatening Illness. When, Through A Technological Mishap, He's Transported Into The Afterlife, Death Gives Him A New Lease On Life. Garth Is Accompanied By A Dinosaur Skeleton He Calls Skinny, And He Soon Meets Up With His Grandfather Cecil—who, In The Afterlife, Is Garth's Age. The Two Join Forces To Fight The Evil Ruler Of The Ghost City, Ghostopolis, And To Get Garth Home. In Spite Of Its Many Twists And Turns, The Story Remains Clear And Engaging Throughout, And Garth Is A Likable Sort. There Are Plenty Of Action Sequences, Illustrated With Energetic Drawings, And A Host Of Smart-talking Characters Make The Story Fun. Occasional Wordless Skits, Like A Scene Of Two Squirrels Wrapped In Bandages Fighting Over An Acorn, Add Charm And Extra Dashes Of Humor. Tennapel Is An Accomplished Creator Of Graphic Novels For Kids, And This Is Sure To Appeal To All Those Who Love His Most Famous Character, Earthworm Jim. Ages 12-up. (july)

created, written, and drawn by Doug TenNapel

Graphix; Graphix/Scholastic

Scholastic, Incorporated

Scholastic / Graphix

New York: Graphix

United States, United States of America

First edition, New York, 2010

Illustrated, 2010

1, US, 2010

Type: 英文图书

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A page-turning adventure of a boy's journey to the land of ghosts and back.
<p>Imagine Garth Hale's surprise when he's accidentally zapped to the spirit world by Frank Gallows, a washed-out ghost wrangler. Suddenly Garth finds he has powers the ghosts don't have, and he's stuck in a world run by the evil ruler of Ghostopolis, who would use Garth's newfound abilities to rule the ghostly kingdom. When Garth meets Cecil, his grandfather's ghost, the two search for a way to get Garth back home, and nearly lose hope until Frank Gallows shows up to fix his mistake.</p>

Garth Hale is as good as dead. The only problem is he's still alive. When Garth Hale is accidentally zapped into the ghost world by Frank Gallows, a washed-up ghost wrangler, he discovers that he has special powers. Soon he finds himself on the run from the evil ruler of Ghostopolis, who wants to use Garth's newfound abilities to tighten his grip on the spirit world. After Garth meets Cecil, his grandfather's ghost, the two search for a way to get Garth back home, nearly losing hope until Frank Gallows shows up to fix his mistake--Résumé de l'éditeur

"Garth Hale is as good as dead ... The only problem is he's still alive. When Garth Hale is accidentally zapped into the ghost world by Frank Gallows, a washed-up ghost wrangler, he discovers that he has special powers. Soon he finds himself on the run from the evil ruler of Ghostopolis, who wants to use Garth's newfound abilities to tighten his grip on the spirit world. After Garth meets Cecil, his grandfather's ghost, the two search for a way to get Garth back home, nearly losing hope until Frank Gallows shows up to fix his mistake." -- Cover

266 p. : 24 cm
When he is accidentally transported to the spirit world by a washed-out ghost wrangler, Garth Hale discovers that the world's evil ruler wants his unique powers, so he teams up with some unlikely allies to find a way home

Garth Hale, accidentally zapped into the ghost world by ghost wrangler Frank Gallows, teams up with Cecil, his grandfather's ghost, in an effort to save him from the evil ruler of Ghostopolis and get him back home again.

2023-06-28