Ghost Tales

by Travis Flynn

Do you believe in humans? Bernie Oliver doesn’t, but then again, most ghosts don’t. That is why Bernie has no problem buying a deeply discounted haunted house in the small town of South Camden, Indiana. Humans are just fictional characters used to scare ghost children, right? They couldn’t possibly exist, could they? Shortly after moving in, when he starts hearing random scraping noises, country music, and tidbits about tax rebates, all of which seemingly come from nowhere, Bernie starts to question his beliefs and maybe his sanity too.Julie Edwards, a human teenager, has just moved with her family to South Camden. Though Julie has been blind her entire life, upon moving in to her new home, she immediately starts to experience strange visions of a blurry figure that momentarily appears whenever she turns up her county music loud enough or scrapes her cane across the floor while walking from room to room.Ghost Tales is a lighthearted adventure in which worlds collide as Bernie and Julie try to come to terms with each other’s existence.

168 pages, Paperback

First published August 31, 2011

About the author

Travis Flynn has been writing young adult fiction since early 2008. His work combines fantasy, adventure, and mythological elements with a cast of unusal characters. His first completed work, Ghost Tales, was released in August 2011. A Pixie Called Pudding was released December 2011 as a free ebook. The next two novels in the pixie series, The Siren's Song and The Wayward King were released in 2012 and 2013.

Travis Flynn is a lifelong resident of Iowa and can often be found at a computer screen, busily engaged in computer and data science. He occasionally teaches college courses in the areas of math and science, and has been known to enjoy sci-fi TV and video games too much.

Reviews

[Patty Beaty · Rating 5 out of 5]

I love this book!

A world where ghosts, goblins, and skeletons are the norm. And humans a frightening myth.

Travis Flynn, a writer of YA fantasy books has become a favorite writer of mine. I am over 50, have thoroughly enjoyed the books written by this author, and am looking forward to more.

These book can be enjoyed by all ages.

[Diane · Rating 5 out of 5]

I stumbled upon the description for this book and thought I'd give it a go. A new take on ghosts? Why not? And I wasn't disappointed! Well written and very entertaining, the author clearly has a wonderful sense of humor that he lent to the main ghost character, Bernie. I found myself chuckling almost all the way through this delightful little story.

Of course, as an adult reading a YA book I did find some things a little too simplistic but since I'm not the target audience that's okay. Besides, it didn't detract from my overall enjoyment of the book.

I did love the skeletons, especially when one of them practiced karate and the flow of learning about the ghost world kept me entertained and my attention riveted.

I do hope the author writes a sequel. There's more to be told!