Tiffany D. Jackson’s young investigator cannot initially tell whether her camera has recorded a ghost or a hoax.
A photograph gives Harmony Roundtree something to investigate without settling what she has seen. In Tiffany D. Jackson’s Ghost in the Night, an image taken during a Savannah ghost tour could show a supernatural presence—or a deception. The uncertainty is the starting point. Tiffany D. Jackson’s official story description.
Harmony is twelve when she travels to Georgia with her father, a blues musician working a summer engagement. Jackson’s description places them in a community already troubled by the unresolved disappearance of a local boy. Harmony brings her own losses with her and wants to believe that ghost stories might contain something real.
Scholastic’s synopsis describes the investigation as a collaboration with two new friends. Following the image draws them toward evidence of an unsolved murder. What begins as a question about a picture becomes a question about people’s actions and concealed information. Scholastic’s synopsis and edition details.
The premise keeps two uncertainties in view: whether the photograph is authentic and what crime the young investigators are approaching. Neither the camera nor the tour provides an immediate answer. Scholastic lists the novel as a 288-page middle-grade book. Tiffany D. Jackson’s official story description. Scholastic’s synopsis and edition details.