What do you do when youâre being bulliedâby a ghost? Find out in this story that ânicely blends the comic and the sinisterâ (Booklist).
Three months ago, when Ernie P. Barber came to Treverton from Los Angeles, heâd been like a missile aimed at trouble. And Ernie had chosen Jeff to be his best friend, whether he liked it or not. âYouâre my buddy, old buddy,â Ernie would always say, â. . . and Iâm going to cut you in on my T.S.P.â But when Ernie dies as a result of a freak accident, Jeffâs troubles are only beginning. The ghost of Ernie P. starts to haunt Jeff. At first, Jeff thinks heâs going crazy. But when the letters T.S.P. (Ernieâs code for Top Secret Plan) and some newspaper clippings keep mysteriously appearing, Jeff is convinced that Ernieâs ghost wants him to carry out the T.S.P. aloneâwhatever it might be. Not until Jeff faces terrible danger and stands up to the ghost of Ernie P. does the mystery of the T.S.P. unravel.