Eva Sees a Ghost: A Branches Book (Owl Diaries #2) Paperback – Illustrated, May 26, 2015

A seven year-old turned me onto this series. As an educator, I have to say that I love this series! These stories are perfect for newly independent readers. The adorable illustrations break the short chapters into manageable chunks. The fun and exciting stories keep young readers engaged. I would recommend these books for 7-8 year-olds to read independently, and for parents to read to younger children.In this second installment of the Owl diaries, Eva becomes convinced that she saw a ghost after her teacher tells a scary story at school one night. No one believes her, though! Except for her best friend, of course. Others doubt Eva so much that she begins to doubt herself. In order to prove the ghost exists, Eva writes, distributes, collects and reviews surveys. A beautiful early introduction to the scientific method! In the end, the entire class goes on a ghost hunt and discovers the true identity of the ghost. The ghost, or should I say ghosts, turn out to be a family of snowy owls who are moving to the neighborhood.

This is currently my 7 year olds favorite book series. This is her third owl diary book and she is looking forward to starting more. These are the perfect books for children beginning to read chapter books. The story line is catchy and leaves the young reader wanting to read more. My daughter has always had a little bit of a hard time reading but she continues to try when reading these books. They have really helped motivate her to keep reading. Highly recommend for first to second grade readers!

Fun book for any 3rd or 4th grade student

My daughter (7) going into 2nd loves these books! I am so happy to have found branches books! It really does help transition the kids into early chapter books. This story is really cute and my owl is just adorable. Again- this is one of my daughters favorite reads!! I would recommend this for any girl around her age who has parents tired of everything revolving around a princess....

Good read for grandchildren

My daughter, 6 years old/first grade, loves this book and this series. She loves the illustrations and loves the portions of the book where Eva writes in her journal. The story lines are easy to follow and age appropriate. The book is a chapter book. Would definitely recommend this book for other similar aged children.

My daughter is always excited to get books and really likes this series. I like the look and content of the Branches books in general. I bought the first in the Owl Diaries on a whim at a book fair hoping my daughter would like it, as we love owls in my house and she really likes diary type books (Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Dork Diaries, etc).

Too scary for my 5 year old. I enjoyed reading the first book. I found myself having to ad lib parts due to "bad dreams " the previous nights. I am hoping book 3 is tamer. Additionally, I don't love that the main character calls two characters names. They are harmless, (squirrel head and meany mcmeanerson) but I am already trying to stop name calling between a 5 and 7 year old in my house and don't want to undermine my work. We will definitely buy the 3rd book though! Maybe your 5 year old is tougher than mine and maybe you can find an effective method for teaching about the difference between a book and real life. I am not that awesome today.