About This Book
Graveyard Shift introduces readers to Ben Harvester, a 13-year-old living in an alternative London, whose ordinary life is upended when he's recruited by the Ministry of Pandemonium. This secret organization is tasked with the crucial job of shepherding lost souls to the afterlife. However, Ben's new role immediately puts him at odds with a more sinister soul-hunting group, making him a target. This chapter book offers a blend of urban fantasy, adventure, and ghost stories, exploring themes of good versus evil, courage, and finding one's place in a hidden world. It's suitable for middle-grade readers who enjoy fast-paced supernatural mysteries.
In an alternative London, thirteen-year-old Ben Harvester is recruited by the Ministry of Pandemonium, a secret organization responsible for shepherding lost souls to the afterlife, but soon learns there is another, more sinister soul-hunting organization that now considers him an enemy.
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Discussion Prompts
1
If you were Ben, would you join the Ministry of Pandemonium, knowing the dangers? Why or why not?
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What do you think makes the sinister soul-hunting organization 'sinister'? How do their goals differ from the Ministry's?
3
Ben has to learn quickly in a new, dangerous world. What skills do you think are most important for him to develop?
4
How does the 'alternative London' setting add to the mystery and magic of the story?
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