In this spine-tingling story from Newbery Medal winner Avi, a boy must solve the mystery of the ghost haunting him.

For most of Tony Gilbert’s life, he has thought of his uncle as “Weird Uncle Charlie.” That is, until Uncle Charlie moves in with Tony and his family. Uncle Charlie is still odd, of course—talking about spirits and other supernatural stuff—but he and Tony become fast friends, and Tony ends up having a lot of fun with Uncle Charlie.

When Uncle Charlie dies suddenly, Tony is devastated. Then he starts seeing Uncle Charlie everywhere! It doesn’t help that Tony switched schools—it was Uncle Charlie’s dying wish that Tony attend the Penda School, where Uncle Charlie himself went as a kid. The Penda School is eerie enough without his uncle’s ghost making it worse. On top of that, rumors have been circulating about a student who went missing shortly before Tony arrived. Could that somehow be related to Uncle Charlie’s ghost?

Full of twists and turns that get spookier by the chapter, School of the Dead is a fast-paced mystery that Avi’s fans will devour!

A Creepy School with a Dark Secret: The Penda School isn't just old, it's eerie. When Tony learns a student vanished right before he arrived, he realizes the school's secrets are more dangerous than he imagined.
A Ghost Story with a Twist: After his great-uncle Charlie dies, Tony starts seeing him everywhere. But is Uncle Charlie's ghost trying to help him, or is he part of the school's haunting?
Middle Grade Paranormal Adventure: Tony has to uncover the truth about the Penda School and his uncle's past before he becomes the next student to disappear.
Family Secrets: “Weird Uncle Charlie” was always obsessed with spirits and the other side. Now Tony has to figure out if his uncle's secrets died with him, or if they're the key to surviving Penda.