The Curse on Spectacle Key

By Chantel Acevedo

A boy must lift a curse on his haunted island, risking his first true friendship.

4.1/5 Goodreads · 690 ratings

256 pages· 54,972 words· Est. 7.5 hour read

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Bookroo's summary

Frank moves to a crumbling lighthouse on Spectacle Key, hoping for a fresh start. Instead, he encounters eerie happenings and a mysterious girl with no memory. As they unravel the island's curse, Frank faces a dilemma: uncovering the truth might mean losing his newfound friend. Can he break the curse without sacrificing their bond?

From the publisher

A sweetly spooky ghost story about a Cuban American boy who befriends a pair of spirits and tries to break the curse on his island home . . . only to discover a seemingly lost piece of his family’s history in the process. This new middle grade standalone mystery from the author of the Muse Squad series is perfect for fans of Doll Bones and The Girl and the Ghost!Frank Fernandez’s family never stays in one place for long. His parents renovate unusual buildings and turn them into homes, which means the family moves–a lot. This makes it hard for bookish Frank to make friends. So when his parents announce they’re moving to Spectacle Key, Florida, to live in a lighthouse–this time for good!–Frank is thrilled.But Spectacle Key isn’t the perfect forever home they’d imagined. The lighthouse is falling apart. There are knocks on the door–but no one is there–and mysterious sighs and sniffles from nowhere. There’s even a creepy doll that seems to move on its own. Could Spectacle Key be haunted?Then one day while exploring, Frank meets a girl in old-fashioned clothes, with no memory of who she is. What she does know, though, is that the island is under a curse–and she needs Frank’s help to figure out how to lift it. But what if learning the truth about Spectacle Key means losing the first real friend he’s ever had?

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