{"product_id":"school-spirit-9798295417559","title":"School Spirit","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Thomas Kingsley Troupe\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Strider Books\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Strider Books\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Horror\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSissy just wanted to get through 8th grade without anyone noticing her.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThat plan went spectacularly off the rails at Gabriel's Halloween party, when her grandmother's antique hairpin let her see the poltergeists trashing the place - she responded by taking a meat tenderizer to a century-old (and haunted!) cigar box. Now everyone at Calderon Middle School knows her name, and not in a good way.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSo she hid the hairpin away, planning to survive the rest of the school year by keeping her head down and staying close to her new friends.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBut when you can open a door to the spirit world, ghosts will find you.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith her two best friends - French horn-toting Marlow and darkly philosophical Albany - and unexpected backup from Gabriel, Sissy continues her adventures into the strange and spooky world of the paranormal in \u003cem\u003eSchool Spirit\u003c\/em\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSomething is lurking under the football bleachers, and only Sissy can uncover its forgotten secret!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFunny, fast-paced, and genuinely spooky, \u003cem\u003eSchool Spirit\u003c\/em\u003e is the second book in Thomas Kingsley Troupe's Hair-Raiser series - perfect for middle grade readers who like their ghost stories with a side of laugh-out-loud humor.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReaders will love School Spirit if they enjoy: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eR.L. Stine's Goosebumps series\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGhost Squad by Claribel Ortega\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSmall Spaces by Katherine Arden\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe House with a Clock in Its Walls by John Bellairs\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBooks in the Hair-Raiser series: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBook 1: Death of the Party\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBook 2: School Spirit\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBook 3: Christmas Ghast (coming fall of '26)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Strider Books","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47592896397463,"sku":"9798295417559","price":749.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9798295417559.webp?v=1774979783","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/school-spirit-9798295417559","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}