Rain of the Ghosts
Rain of the Ghosts
Rain of the Ghosts
Greg Weisman
Rain of the Ghosts is the first in Greg Weisman's series about an adventurous young girl, Rain Cacique, who discovers she has a mystery to solve, a mission to complete and, oh, yes, the ability to see ghosts.Welcome to the Prospero Keys (or as the locals call them: the Ghost Keys), a beautiful chain of tropical islands on the edge of the Bermuda Triangle. Rain Cacique is water-skiing with her two best friends Charlie and Miranda when Rain sees her father waiting for her at the dock. Sebastian Bohique, her maternal grandfather, has passed away. He was the only person who ever made Rain feel special. The only one who believed she could do something important with her life. The only thing she has left to remember him by is the armband he used to wear: two gold snakes intertwined, clasping each other's tails in their mouths. Only the armband . . . and the gift it brings: Rain can see dead people. Starting with the Dark Man: a ghost determined to reveal the Ghost Keys' hidden world of mystery and mysticism, intrigue and adventure.

Book Details

Genre: 

  • Adventure
  • Fiction
  • Mystery

Age Level: 

  • 12 and up
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Rain of the Ghosts by Greg Weisman is a great fast-paced book that keeps you turning the pages all night. The action-packed plot centers on teenaged Rain Cacique and her best friend Charlie who live on a chain of islands the locals call the “Ghost Keys.” One day Rain’s beloved grandfather Sebastian Bohique dies, leaving Rain only his old armband made of two gold snakes twisted together. What Rain doesn’t know is that the armband gives her the power to see ghosts, and soon mysterious ghosts start to haunt her, people she has never seen before.

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As the end of summer closed in, Rain thought nothing could be worse than going back to school. When her beloved grandfather passes away suddenly her whole world is turned upside down. The day before her grandfather passed, he gave Rain a mysterious bracelet that now allows her to see ghosts. Rain drags her friend Charlie on an adventure that may answer all the unanswered questions. Throughout Rain’s struggles she learns more about herself and her family.

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