Something Upstairs

by Avi

Book Overview

Avi's haunting ghost story is available for the first time as a Scholastic paperback

When 12-year-old Kenny Huldorf moves to Providence, Rhode Island, he soon discovers that his attic bedroom is haunted by the ghost of a teenage slave named Caleb. Before long, Caleb summons Kenny back in time, where Kenny finds himself entangled in Caleb's murder and deeply troubled by the century-old injustice. Ultimately, it is up to Kenny to solve Caleb's...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0545214912
• ISBN13: 9780545214919
• Release Date: July 2010
• Publisher: Scholastic Press
• Length: 144 Pages
• Weight: 0.26 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.2" x 7.6"
• Age Range: 9 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 4 to 7

Customer Reviews

One of the best books...

I had to read this book for a summer reading thing. I was reading the first few pages and could not stop reading. This book is one of the bost intresting gost-story books that I have ever read. The great thing about this book is that there is some educationail stuff and the book is only 119 pages. This book probably took me an estimated 4 hours to read.

My Favorite Book

I read this book for my Summer homework in 4th Grade, and I loved it! It was my first book that I have really enjoyed. Personally, I have not enjoyed other books by Avi, but this book really caught my attention. Since then, I have re-read this book about 3 times and it never gets boring. It keeps you interested, and make your imagination run wild! I think that everyone should read this book. Someting Upstairs is Kenny, who moved from California to Rhode Island. His new house is very old, and at night, suspicious events happen. This book keeps you interested every milisecond of the way!!BEST BOOK EVER!!

A Good History and Mystery Book

"Something Upstairs" is the only book I have ever read by the author, AVI. If this one is any indication, I should read more of him because I thoroughly enjoyed this book.The story centers around two main characters: Kenny Huldorf, a boy who has just moved into a new house in Providence, Rhode Island; and the ghost of a slave he meets in his room, Caleb. Caleb was murdered in the room that Kenny discovers him and, after several meetings to earn Caleb's trust, their search for who killed Caleb and why he was murdered begins.This book has enough twists and turns in it for to be a real page-turner. I've read it several times, and I've enjoyed it very much each time. The author claims that all the events in the book are real; in the forward, he claims that he actually met the boy, Kenny Huldorf, and was able to research everything the boy told him. I guess the reader will have to determine for himself/herself whether the events that unfold within the book are actually true.The suspense level is also very-well maintained in this book as well. There is a twist toward the end that sort of throws the whole book on its ear, and it is only then that Kenny realizes the amplifications of what is actually going on in his adventure with Caleb to find a murderer.I would highly recommend this book to young readers who like books with a little bit of history, a whole lot of mystery and a healthy dose of twists and turns. "Something Upstairs" is a genuinely good book, worth reading over and over again.

Very spooky book!

It's one of the best books ever! I can't put it down. The book is even suppose to be true.