Midnight Lost-and-Found

Mia's new school has a lost-and-found box that smells like wet socks, nobody ever claims the umbrellas, and... it definitely should not be sneezing.When Mia and her new friend Ben discover Pip — a small, friendly ghost living in the school's old wooden cupboard — they learn he's been waiting years for his best friend Elsie to come back. There's just one problem: the cupboard is scheduled to be removed on Saturday.Armed with a notebook full of sandwich drawings, a mysterious photograph, and a winding key that went missing decades ago, Mia and Ben have one Friday night to solve the mystery of Elsie Finch — before Pip loses his home forever.A warm, funny, gently spooky chapter book about friendship, belonging, and the courage to say hello. Perfect for newly independent readers ages 6-9.