I've read a lot of ghost stories. But this one will haunt me for a long time. How do I know? I read it a week ago--and I still have chills!

R.L. Stine, author of Goosebumps and Fear Street series

Beautifully written and brimming with realistic friendship dynamics, fascinating history, and themes of bravery and empathy, this is one ghost story that belongs in every middle grade library!

Lindsay Currie, #1 New York Times bestselling author of THE MYSTERY OF LOCKED ROOMS

A moving ghost story, a juicy mystery, and an exploration of how the past haunts both the living and the dead. I loved it.

Eliot Schrefer, New York Times bestselling author

In her clever multi-modal style, Messner sets a spooky stage with haunted theaters, indelible friendships, and a righteous crusade to address a historical wrong. Toss in a spine-chilling mystery and an unrequited crush and you've got a page-turner sure to dazzle readers from the first bars of the overture to the final curtain call.

Megan E. Freeman, New York Times bestselling author of ALONE

Avenging ghosts and long-buried secrets take the stage in this innovative supernatural mystery. With a cast of Kate Messner's singular middle school characters and a delightful dose of theatricality, Keep the Ghost Light On is a fun and absorbing novel about the magic of theater, the tenacity of ghosts, and the power of reclaiming your voice.

Anne Ursu, author of NOT QUITE A GHOST

With astute intention and invention, each verse touches your soul and puts tears in your eyes--the kind of tears that comfort and heal.

Renée Watson, New York Times bestselling and Newbery Medal-winning author, on THE TROUBLE WITH HEROES