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Solander Press, 2024

HC ISBN: 978-1-9595-4851-5

Ages 8 - 12

Book 2: The Mysterious Dr. Pruitt

Available in hardcover, paperback, and ebook

Cece is settling into her new home, school, and town. What could possibly go wrong? The scientist who built your house could suddenly appear. Wait, the man is dead. How can he appear? Cece’s new home does have a ghost, and it is Dr. Pruitt, the astronomer, who established the observatory and house attached to it. Is this a friendly ghost or a crazy ghost? Or is Cece the crazy one since she’s the only one who sees him?

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As if a ghost wasn’t enough to deal with, Cece is still trying to figure out Mercedes. The one girl in the school who seems to dislike her and continues to make life miserable.

 

Follow along as Cece and her friends, Analise, Gia, and Jaxon, build their friendship and negotiate middle school.​

Award

  • 2025 Chanticleer International Book Awards-CIBA Series Awards-Finalist (all three books in the series)

Reviews

Reader's Favorite 5 Star

"Get ready for a thrilling supernatural adventure with Sherry Roberts' The Galaxy According to Cece: The Mysterious Dr. Pruitt. ...Soaked in humor, mystery, and a tinge of the paranormal, The Galaxy According to Cece: The Mysterious Dr. Pruitt is an absorbing adventure for middle graders. Sherry Roberts has created some vivid and colorful characters who truly come off as real-life middle grade kids. One of my favorite parts of the book was the friendships. Roberts masterfully crafts compelling relationship dynamics between the different characters, who have distinct personalities that leap off the pages. Cece is an overachiever yet she finds it difficult to navigate life in her new school as she deals with her new friends and classmates. The supernatural aspects were another one of the highlights for me. The cliffhanger toward the end will make readers even more eager to read the sequel. In conclusion, this is a fantastic mystery adventure for preteen readers.

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