Sheets by Brenna Thummler

Sheets by Brenna Thummler

My Rating: ★★★★★

I received a copy from Diamond Book Distributors through NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

Marjorie feels invisible. Since her mom died, she’s been in charge of the family business while her dad is depressed and in seclusion upstairs. At home, she faces an array of customers including a few vicious ones and a man who is trying to sabotage her family’s business. At school, she’s lonely and often the target of a few mean girls. Feeling out of place in life, a ghost named Wendell makes his way into her home. After accidentally causing more harm than good, he quickly becomes close with Marjorie and makes her feel like she’s not alone.

This is such a sweet and heartwarming story about a girl trying to find her place in the world while Marjorie mourns her mother. There’s depression, loneliness, difficulty finding your place in school, being targeted by classmates, and working hard all while not seeing results. These are all realistic things that occur every day, and we watch her and her family go through them as the light finally starts to shine through at the end of the tunnel. Not only does Marjorie befriend ghosts, but the people around her start to show support in their own ways. It’s light enough that it still makes a great story for kids, but heavy enough that it’s meaningful for all age groups who read it.

I love the way the ghost world is presented. All ghosts are sheets and they have a whole world with rules, support meetings, and various activities and jobs that are different but similar to the living world. I also love the way that the world of the living and the dead come together to help and befriend one another. It is such a beautiful story combined with gorgeous artwork that I can see people from all age groups loving it.