Olivia Kidney and the Secret Beneath the City
By Ellen Potter
327 pages; published 2007
Philomel Books
Olivia Kidney has been through a lot. Being able to communicate with ghosts means never a dull moment—or a normal life. But just when things have calmed down, Olivia’s father insists she enroll at one of the most prestigious arts schools in Manhattan! Yet her school problems take a backseat when Olivia must help her friend Frannie solve an age-old mystery, one that forces her deep underground into the infamous, intricate subway system of New York City. And what awaits her makes ghosts look like child’s play.
Favorite characters return in this wild, funny, completely unforgettable
adventure. Olivia Kidney remains one of the freshest heroines in children’s
literature.
(For ages 10 and up)
Reviews for Olivia Kidney and the Secret Beneath the City
"The characters are zany and over-the-top, but Olivia has enough realistic concerns—her inadequate, mostly absent mom and a confusing relationship with a boy named Ruben— to give a solid base to all the wacky events. . . . Olivia's fans will dive right into the story and won't emerge until the last page."
School Library Journal
"As in the previous book, this tilts from the surreal to the silly, but it's all done with panache. Fans will be pleased that there seems to be no end in sight to Olivia's bizarre adventures."
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