Suddenly Supernatural: Scaredy Kat

By Elizabeth Cody Kimmel

Book Overview

Seeing dead people is one thing. Having a ghost move in next door? That's a whole new level of awkward.

Kat's mom talks to plants. Kat's best friend Jac is a cello genius with a talent for trouble. And Kat? She has recently started seeing ghosts.

When a face appears in a photo of the abandoned Victorian next door, Kat's school photography project becomes something much bigger--and much spookier. Inside the empty house: a frightened boy who needs help, a furious old man, mysterious spirit orbs, and enough creaky-floor suspense to make even a brave kid's knees wobble.

With Jac supplying snacks, theories, and fearless ghost-hunting enthusiasm, Kat must learn to handle her strange new gift on her own terms. But can a scaredy-cat medium face what waits in the dark?

A funny, eerie middle-grade ghost story full of friendship, family, big feelings, and supernatural surprises.

The Suddenly Supernatural series:
School Spirit
Scaredy Kat
Unhappy Medium
Crossing Over

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0316066850
• ISBN13: 9780316066853
• Release Date: February 2009
• Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.73 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.0" x 0.9" x 5.5"
• Age Range: 8 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 3 to 7

Customer Reviews

Suddently Supernatural Series

This is my daughter's favorite series, she owns them all, and can't wait until they release another one!

Keeps Getting Better

My 7-year-old and 10-year-old both really enjoyed this book, though there were moments they both found incredibly scary, two or three I think. Those scary parts were rather brief and didn't deter either from wanting to see how the story ended. It was a quick read and the supernatural elements were balanced nicely with the trials of just growing up and finding your independence. A couple of subplots added to the enjoyment and though the book was short everything worked. I also enjoyed the book, it was better than the first, which was a good read. We're adding the third to our summer reading list.

Courtesy of Teens Read Too

Middle School medium Kat is back, and this time there are even more ghosts following her around. Kat and her friend, Jac, decide to explore the house next door as part of their spring break school project. But an abandoned house means ghosts, and when Kat meets the spirit of a young boy, she and Jac have another mystery to solve - and another spirit to help. SUDDENLY SUPERNATURAL is the perfect paranormal series for tweens. Kat and Jac are great characters, and I think readers can relate to their middle school struggles. Jac is clashing over the future of her cello career with her mom and Kat herself is finding herself in that transition into teen-hood. Elizabeth Cody Kimmel's tween voice is perfect and the mystery is enough to keep even older readers engaged. A fun, quick read for fans of ghost stories, I'm looking forward to the next installment in Kat's story. Reviewed by: Sarah Bean the Green Bean Teen Queen

Fabulous Fun

My nine year old LOVES this series. They're funny and just a little scary. The friendship between the two girls is fabulous, and their interest in boys is great fun to read. We can't wait for the fourth book!

Great series

My nine year old loves these books. They are challenging enough and the content is still appropriate. These are great books for tweens look for somethings fun and exciting to read. We can't wait for the next one in April.