A review by plexippa
The 13th Floor: A Ghost Story by Sid Fleischman

4.0

The 13th Floor is not so much a ghost story as it is a story of time-travelling adventure. Twelve-year-old Buddy and his sister Liz (a grown-up lawyer) lost their parents to a plane crash and are about to lose their house in order to pay off their father's debts when Buddy, acting on an old family legend, calls on one of their ancestors, the fierce pirate Captain Crackstone. A ghostly voice on their answering machine directs Liz and Buddy to the 13th floor of an office building. Once they each find their way there, they tumble through time to the year 1692. It will take all of their cleverness to get themselves back home again. A fantastic historical adventure, even if the book's present time feels a little dated now.