For most of Tony Gilbert’s life, he always thought of his uncle as “Weird Uncle Charlie.” That is, until Uncle Charlie moves in with Tony and his family. He’s still odd, of course—talking about spirits and other supernatural stuff—but Uncle Charlie and Tony become fast friends. The two become inseparable—driving around town together, eating burgers and ice cream, and exchanging jokes and stories. Uncle Charlie is the only cool grown-up Tony has ever met.

So when Uncle Charlie dies suddenly, Tony is devastated. So sad, in fact, he starts seeing Uncle Charlie everywhere! It doesn’t help that Tony recently transferred to the Penda School, where Uncle Charlie went as a kid. The school is spooky enough on its own without his uncle’s ghost making it worse. On top of which, rumors have been circulating about a student who went missing shortly before Tony arrived. Could that be related to Uncle Charlie’s ghost

Full of twists and turns that get creepier by the chapter, School of the Dead is a fast-paced mystery that School Library Journal recommends for fans of Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children.