This was a fun and spooky story for the younger readers, we have a group of young kids with their issues they are struggling with. The story shows each character from their point of view so you can get to know each character at a deeper level. They go to a spooky theme park for compassion for their pet cat, strange haunted things happening, and a mystery they have to solve together. It's a great spooky season read for the older elementary to junior high kids.

This was a fun and spooky book! I loved the first two in the series and this newest instalment did not disappoint! A perfect October read.

Thank you to #NetGalley, Julie Dao and the publisher of the book for the eARC copy in exchange for an honest review.

Team Chu is back and this time they are solving a mystery behind a haunted Halloween carnival. All the kids want to do is the typical carnival activities. Instead, they have to deal with a ghost named the Weeping Lady who comes to them for help!

The ghost sends them on a crazy adventure. Will they be able to solve what's going on?


Another adventure packed story with Team Chu! I love these stories so much and cannot wait to get this one and add it to my classroom library!

In TEAM CHU AND THE WILD GHOST CHASE, when Iggy and Marla’s TikTok famous cat Tuba is invited to a swanky Pet Gala at the Spooky World amusement park, the Team Chu crew embarks on a trip to enjoy the park and the festivities. Soon after their arrival at the park, the friends meet Tess, whose father works at the park. She tells the group about the Weeping Lady, a ghost who haunts the park, then joins them as they become wrapped up in a scavenger hunt that they hope will solve the mystery behind the ghost once and for all.

With its multiple levels and array of attractions from rides to restaurants to museum exhibits, the amusement park setting provides the perfect backdrop for the friends’ adventures as they try to unravel the mystery. The relationships between the different kids and between the kids and their parents are relatable and realistic. While this is the third installment in a series, like the first two books, this one also works as a standalone read. Fast paced and action-filled with age-appropriate spooky elements that readers crave, this was a great read from start to finish and perfect for fall or Halloween reading.

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for providing me with an eARC of the book to read.

i want to follow Tuba Morales's social media accounts! Love the friendship and family issues that the characters work through during the course of this fun and spooky adventure! Seeing the characters work through their problems and come out with stronger relationships makes this a satisfying conclusion to this trilogy. Or will there be more Team Chu? I hope so!

This is a super cute and fun middle grades book- perfect for Halloween and Fall! Team Chu and the Wild Ghost Chase follows siblings and their friends in a Haunted Carnival. Filled with multiple POV’s, the right amount of conflict & resolution, and a decent amount of mystery, I think a lot of youngsters would enjoy. Bringing in the element of being Tik Tok famous also adds to the likability for the youth. The only thing I didn’t realize when I requested was that this is the third book in a series. Overall a good read!

Team Chu is back for a new adventure. This time they are headed to Spooky World for a Pet Gala for Iggy's cat Tuba. While there they come across a mystery involving a ghost.

These books are just so fun. I love all the characters even the side ones. The parents are also super supportive of their children which is refreshing considering a lot of the middle grade books have awful parents. Iggy definitely stole the show in this one for good reason. He is just such a easy going character what's not to love. I wish Spooky World was real. This is a theme park I would love to go to.

The only thing i did not like about the book was the jealousy/competition between Chip and Derek. In every book Chip has issues with being shown up. I thought they were resolved in the last book but I guess I was wrong. I don't know this while part didn't jive with the rest of the book.

I really hope there is a book 4. I am thoroughly enjoying this series. They are fast paced, well written, imaginative works. Any age would enjoy them.

Thanks to Netgalley and Macmillan children for an eARC of Team Chu and the Wild Ghost Chase.

before i give a review i'd like to thank netgalley for providing me a digital copy for exchange for a review. this part i'm going to review before my actual thoughts on netgalley itself and not the book. netgalley, STOP GIVING ME HALF OF THE DIGITAL HALF OF THE E-ARC TO READ ON YOUR APP, I'M TIRED OF READING MORE THAN HALF OF SAID ARC. now onto my actual thoughts of the book, i didn't know this was the third (3rd) book in a series, but luckily it could be read as a standalone. either way, i feel like i should have read the first two (2) books to fully comprehend whwt was happening. i get this is supposed to be middle grade (maybe i'm growing out of this genre despite loving some books from said genre) but some of the puns about the cats and the names for said cats kinda irritated me but i loved the vietnamese representation. i got another book from this author to get to ("forest of a thousand lanterns") so maybe i'll read that instead. preorder the latest instalment of the "team chu" series wherever you get your books, september 10, 2024.

In Team Chu and the Wild Ghost Chase, the third installment in the Team Chu series, we follow the group of friends all the way to an indoor Halloween themed amusement park for Tuba the cat’s big appearance at their annual Pet Gala. While exploring the park, Team Chu discovers a long lost mystery tied to the local ghost story and encounters fun adventures all across the park to try to solve it.
This is a really fun middle grade read just in time for Halloween. Kids will love the descriptions of this extravagant theme park and the mystery will keep them engaged. Conflict between friends and between father and daughter bring up important life lessons and add a lot of heart to the story. I will definitely be recommending this to readers at my library!

4.5 stars
This book was just so fun. We had several POV's, I think like 4 or 5. The main story line is that Iggy and Marta have a cat named Tuba. Tuba is extremely Tik Tok famous. He gets invited to the Pet Gala at Spooky World, an indoor amusement park. Clip and Sadie, and Derek and Jeremy go as well. Once they get there, they meet Tess who's dad works there and she helps out sometimes (she's the same age as the kids, 12 or 13). They learn of the Weeping Lady, a ghost that is said to be seen around the amusement park. The ghost seems to be trying to get the kids to understand something and they have to figure out what.
The kids all have a fun relationship, though there was a sub plot of Clip and Derek fighting because of how competitive Clip is. I have to say, that wasn't my favorite part of the book, it seemed to not connect in with the rest of the book. 2 of the parents (Iggy's mom who is their Tik Tok account manager/helper and Clip and Sadie's dad) go along and they stay at Iggy's mom's sister's house. I love when parents are portrayed as happy and heathy and there for their kids especially in middle grade books.
The atmosphere of this book was great. I could clearly picture this amusement park. It had like 8 floors which is insane to me. I've never seen an indoor amusement park, but I could see it in my head. The rides were described so vividly that I felt like I was there along with the kids.
The plot was so engaging. I really loved the ghost storyline. I love how it played out and how it ended. I also did like Tuba's involvement. It wasn't only the pet gala he was involved in. The ending was really powerful and I loved it.
This is the third book in the series, but I have not read the second. These books can all be read as standalones and I will confirm that. There were a couple extremely vague references to the other 2 books, but nothing that had to do with the actual plot and it actually really made me want to go and read the second one.
I definitely recommend if you like middle grade ghost stories!

Thank you to the author, publisher, and NetGalley for providing this ARC!

This was a cute book! Definitely geared towards a younger audience with more relevant dialogue for this generation of younger readers. It had a lot of unique elements that I would've absolutely been ecstatic to read about if I was younger when I discovered this series. Looking forward to seeing what Julie C. Dao writes in the future.

The Battle of Blackwood Arena had laser tag, The Epic Hero Quest had a fantasy video game, and this newest installment has an amusement park! Dao knows her way around a fun setting, and I liked that she herself has said that these can be read in any order, since they are all separate adventures. This had more of the fantasy elements of the second book, but plenty of action and adventure like the first. Fun characters, an enticing cover, and the added appeal of both ghosts AND cats!