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Greta Grimsdark and the Normal New Neighbor

by Haley Neil

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A friendship test in a haunted neighborhood

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AlbakiReads Editorial

A friendship test in a haunted neighborhood

Greta Grimsdark’s family is made up of dragons and other spooky beings, but Greta herself is a human child. When Agnes, a very normal neighbor, moves in nearby, the challenge is less about monsters than about the unfamiliar work of making a friend. Greta responds by devising a friendship test, setting up a story that pairs fantastical family details with a recognizable childhood worry. Black-and-white illustrations accompany this middle-grade series opener, whose central question is whether Greta will risk friendship after her plan goes wrong.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Children who enjoy spooky fantasy families and mythical creatures.
  • Young readers interested in stories about making friends and navigating new neighbors.
  • Readers who appreciate black-and-white illustrations alongside a middle-grade story.

Themes

FriendshipBelonging and differenceFacing social uncertaintyFamily and fantasy

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Book overview

In this young middle grade series with charming black and white illustrations, a girl from a spooky family wonders what it would be like to be friends with her very normal new neighbor.

Greta Grimsdark lives in a haunted castle at the edge of a dreary forest. Her parents, Mumsy and Pops, are dragons. She has three brothers: Zombert (who is part zombie), Gothric (who is likely a vampire), and Hauntsley (who is definitely a ghost). Greta is not a dragon or zombie or a vampire or a ghost. She's something even scarier. . . a human child.

Greta's perfectly eerie life changes when a normal new neighbor, Agnes, moves in across the street. Suddenly Greta is faced with very human problems, like figuring out how to make friends. Friendship and normal, human things are kind of scary! So Greta comes up with the perfect plan: a friendship test! But when a mistake proves potentially disastrous, will Greta decide friendship is worth the risk?

This series aimed at 7 to 10 year olds is spooky, funny, and easy to read, with charming black-and-white illustrations throughout!

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