Mayor Buddy's Book Club: Benny Ramirez and the Nearly Departed

Join Orlando Mayor Buddy's Book Club as we discuss our new book Benny Ramirez and the Nearly Departed by Jose Pablo Iriarte.

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Book Synopsis:

Benny Ramírez can see dead people . . . Well, one dead person, anyway.

After moving cross-country into his late grandfather’s Miami mansion, Benny discovers that the ghost of his famous trumpet-playing abuelo, the great Ignacio Ramírez, is still there . . . and isn’t too thrilled about it. He’s been barred from the afterlife, and no one can see him except his grandson. Abuelo has until New Year’s Eve to do some good in the world and thinks that teaching Benny how to play the trumpet and become a school celebrity might be the key to earning his wings. Having no better ideas, Benny finds himself taking Abuelo's advice—to disastrous and hilarious results.