Ghost Buddy Series

Billy Broccoli is a boy with questions: about his new school, his new step-family...his whole new life, in fact. Hoover Porterhouse is a ghost with all the answers. When a trick of fate makes them roommates, Billy discovers that having a ghost around might not be so bad after all. The Hoove is funny and cool, a great baseball player, and is a real people person (even if Billy is the only one who can see him). And with obnoxious school bullies out to demolish him, Billy can use all of the advice he can get. With Hoover by his side, Billy just might get in style, get even, and conquer the school.

FORMAT: UNABRIDGED It's time for Moorepark Middle School's annual Speak Out Challenge, and Billy Broccoli thinks he's got it made. With his best friend Hoover Porterhouse--the ghost with the most--by his side, Billy's got the competition in the bag. Who wouldn't vote for a demonstration on mind reading? But when Billy lands a spot on the sixth grade team, he starts spending more time with his new teammates than he does with Hoover. And the Hoove plays second fiddle to no one! If Billy's not careful, his secret weapon might just vanish into thin air, leaving Billy to pick up the pieces of a demonstration day disaster!

Billy Broccoli is on a mission. If he can help Hoover Porterhouse--his very own personal ghost--learn to be responsible, Hoover may finally be able to move on...and Billy may finally get his room to himself! And Billy has come up with the perfect plan. He's going to get the Hoove a pet--a cute, cuddly one Hoover won't be able to resist caring for. But it turns out Hoover is not exactly an animal enthusiast. Hoover swears that the adorable-but-slightly-superior cat Billy brings home has a serious attitude problem. He thinks dogs are dull, hamsters are cheesy, and parakeets are for the birds. And all because he has his heart set on a goat that would destroy everything! With all of these pets on parade, Billy's room has become a total zoo. He's got to turn Hoover into a mother hen soon if he ever wants to get some peace and quiet!