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How do you learn to be brave? With his summer headed downhill fast, thirteen-year-old Justin faces a tricky choice--stand up to bigotry or let fear hold him back. When he's targeted by a bully, and a good friend stops speaking to him, Justin counts on help from Leroy Usher, the ghost whose magical carnival helped transform Justin's life after his father died last year. So this should be a breeze, right? His expectations rise further when a mysterious message from Mr. Usher invites him and pals Darby and Naz for a midnight visit. Instead of a reunion, though, the kids find themselves transported through time to unravel a mystery that tore Mr. Usher's family apart. As Justin digs for the truth, he discovers that Mr. Usher faced challenges during his lifetime with courage . . . and without magic. But if courage is what it takes, Justin must learn to do what's right when everything's wrong.

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Laura Segal Stegman is a Los Angeles-based arts publicist and author whose middle grade debut novel, Summer of L.U.C.K., was the first in the Summer of L.U.C.K. Trilogy, followed by Ready or Not and The Chambered Nautilus. LA Parent Magazine lauded Summer of L.U.C.K. as a ""good read,"" Readers' Favorite awarded it 5 Stars, and a Macaroni Kid reviewer said, ""I was instantly captivated and couldn't put it down."" Laura serves as a judge for Society of Young Inklings and Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators (SCBWI) writer competitions, and she shares her author journey in engaging virtual and in-person visits to schools and libraries. Her nonfiction credits include collaboration on the travel book Only in New York. Her feature stories have appeared in the Los Angeles Times and Los Angeles magazine. A long-time publicity consultant, she owns Laura Segal Stegman Public Relations, LLC, which has represented a wide-ranging client list of businesses, arts organizations, and nonprofit events over the years. She is a Phi Beta Kappa graduate of UC Irvine with a BA in drama. Lindsey Dorcus is a SOVAS and IAA Award-winning audiobook narrator and classically trained actor. She has narrated over fifty titles for publishers like Penguin Random House, Disney Hyperion, Audible Studios, Scribd, and others. After receiving her BA in theater from Northwestern University, she worked as a theater artist and teacher in Chicago for over ten years, before shifting her focus to audiobooks. She especially loves narrating YA, science fiction/fantasy, and stories with LGBTQ+ themes.

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