Ghost Buddy Books in Order

The Ghost Buddy books follow middle schooler Billy Broccoli, a kid who is smart, a little awkward, and very eager to fit in. When his family moves into a new house and he gets a new stepfamily and a new school, he is already dealing with plenty of change. Discovering that his bedroom is occupied by a teenage ghost is definitely not part of his plan.

That ghost is Hoover Porterhouse III, better known as the Hoove. Hoover has been stuck in the house for decades, full of opinions, swagger and unfinished business. He loves baseball, cool clothes and giving advice, even when nobody asks. Billy just wants a few normal friends and a place on the team, but the Hoove insists on turning him into a “hero” his way.

In Zero to Hero, Billy is the new kid who would do almost anything not to stand out, while the Hoove is determined to make him a star on and off the baseball field. Mind If I Read Your Mind? throws them into a school Speak Out contest, where a fake mind‑reading act looks like the perfect shortcut to popularity. Later books send the pair into even stranger situations, from trying to find a pet that is not terrified of ghosts in How to Scare the Pants Off Your Pets to navigating jealous spirits at a museum sleepover in Always Dance with a Hairy Buffalo!.

The heart of the series is the unlikely friendship between nervous, well‑meaning Billy and his overconfident ghost roommate. Billy has to decide when to listen to the Hoove and when to trust his own instincts. Hoover, for all his bragging, slowly learns that helping someone means more than pulling pranks or getting revenge on bullies.

School, family and community life are always close to the center. Billy worries about his blended family, crushes, strict teachers and an obnoxious bully who never seems to let up. The Hoove pushes him toward big gestures, but the books keep circling back to small choices about kindness, honesty and doing the right thing even when no one is watching.

The tone stays light and funny, packed with sight gags and wordplay, so the supernatural never gets truly scary. Readers who like ghost stories with more laughs than chills will find a lot to enjoy here.

Across the series, Ghost Buddy gives kids a wish‑fulfillment fantasy of having a loud, loyal, invisible best friend who always has their back, while gently nudging them to find their own courage in the real world.