Before I even finished reading the third page, I thought, “What kind of book is this?”.  Albert, a little boy in the book, gets his mind switched into that of a pig’s.  The more pages I read, the more I started enjoying the characters.

Rebel Stone and the Ghost Whisperers was written by Walter Rouzer and is targeted at ages 9-12, but I think it can satisfy an even wider audience.

The story is about a teenage super sleuth, Rebel, who gets the help of a neighbor Becky, and takes on ghosts and extraterrestrial beings.   Rebel, is a three year experienced ghost hunter that seems attracted to mysteries.

It’s no secret that anything paranormal becomes popular with today’s audiences.  Just look at how young teenage girls swoon over the Edward character from the Twilight series.

Rebel, is not the dark, mysterious lead character like Edward, but that’s what I like.  He is a funny and intelligent teenage boy who fights evil and looks for ways to help people.

The story has action, mystery, adventure and comedy all wrapped into one.  I was impressed at how well the author combined both ghosts and aliens into the story and made it fit.  The town that Rebel and his family just moved into, Shadowridge,  is being overrun by aliens who switch the minds of the locals with that of animals.  Rebel and Becky set off to save the town from this threat.  They have to move fast before the aliens take over.  The towns folk who already had their mind swapped into the body of animals have to figure out a way to warn the surrounding towns.  The problem?  They are animals right now and no one understands what they are saying.

Before Bruce could get off another word, Mayor Jenkins let his scroll unroll before him.  Bruce read, “I’m the mayor of Shadowridge.  I’m not an ape.  The people in my town have been turned into a bunch of wild animals by aliens.  I’m dead serious.  Call the authorities for help.  Please!  Please!

The story starts off at a running pace and continues at this speed throughout the book.  Walter Rouzer does a good job of getting the readers to relate to Rebel and want him to win against the aliens and the human Bellarouse who is helping the aliens.  How will Rebel save the planet from alien invasion and help free the twin ghost girls from their predicament?

About Walter Rouzer

Rouzer lives in Fallbrook, California, with his son.  When he is not busy writing the second book in the Rebel Stone series, Rouzer works as a graphic designer.  “My goal for the Rebel Stone series is to encompass mega doses of wholesome, original humor, thrills and adventure into every book,” says Rouzer.

Thank you to PR by the Book, LLC, for providing me with a review copy of the book. The opinions expressed in this review are my own, and have not been influenced by receiving the review item.