The Ghost of Jamie McVay - Softcover

Ziemer, R. G.

4.42

24 ratings by Goodreads

Softcover

ISBN 10: 168433215X ISBN 13: 9781684332151

Publisher: Black Rose Writing, 2019

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Brian Krueger has a lot of problems: The death of his grandfather and his father’s alcoholism have led to hard times and a move to a new town, where his nearest neighbor is a pyromaniac and a bully. Brian runs to escape his troubles, but it’s on the gravel jogging path that he encounters the ghost of Jamie McVay.

Brian and his new friend, Sharon, investigate the ghost’s origins. Clue by clue, secrets are revealed as the teens discover the truth behind Jamie McVay’s quest for redemption. Along the way they must deal with teen issues such as school, sports, friends and rivals. Brian also struggles to reconcile with his father, while facing dangerous Pete the Pyro..

Can Brian and Sharon prevent catastrophe on Halloween night? Will the ghost of Jamie McVay find peace for his unquiet soul?

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About the Author:

R.G. Ziemer was born and bred on Chicago's south side where he learned to appreciate a good story. He has taught English from junior high to college, but also worked in construction. These days he might be found canoeing near his home on the DuPage River west of the city. He also teaches writing at the College of DuPage, publishes poetry and short fiction, is a practicing genealogist, and participates in local writing groups.

Review:

BOOK REVIEW Overall Rating = 4.25 Storyline & Concept = 4 Writing & Delivery = 5 Cover Marketability = 4 Editorial = 4 R.G. Ziemer crafts his words into a play-like mystery that also delves into the mind-set of growing young people as well as the provincial mindset of a small town. The story is told in vivid images that keep the reader constantly picturing the scenes in the town of Winston. The town of Winston is a snapshot of many of omnipresent beliefs and behaviors, both positive and negative in any form of society. Within the story, the reader encounters town divisions, communal beliefs, and points of pride that has come into being over the history of the town. The town's history is richly described by the informal town historian, and a driving force in the story, Sharon Rice. Jamie McVay's ghost offers the always compelling unknown entity that haunts a small town. In combatting the entity, the story starts friendships, emboldens villains, brings out truth and closes the door on deception, revenge against sinners and atonement for the sinners. The book borrows flavors in the storytelling from books like To Kill a Mockingbird, Stephen King's It, and Peyton Place, which helps it stand up as a book that will satisfy the genre-preference of many readers. Sublime Line:"The Ghost of Jamie McVay stands as a timely parable for the rippling consequences a single act can bring to lives. The search for atonement, redemption, justice, while fighting unrepentant evil."--- Sublime Book Reviews

The Ghost of Jamie McVay by R.G. Ziemer of Warrenville
Written for young adults, this modern take on a classic ghost story follows troubled teen Brian, who meets the ghost of Jamie McVay while jogging along a gravel path. Teaming up with a new friend, Sharon, Brian sets out to investigate the ghost's origins and the motivations behind its return to the world of the living. Along the way, the teens learn how to deal with the problems of life and redemption for an unquiet soul after death. -- Anne Knudsen, West Suburban Magazine

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