ghostgirl

Cool review of the ghostgirl audiobook in School Library Journal! Available for digital download at audible.com and on CD at recordedbooks.com. Narrated by Parker Posey with original music by Vince Clarke.


Gr 7 Up—Charlotte Usher's mission for the new school year is to get Damen, the hottest guy in school, to ask her t...o the Fall Ball instead of his popular girlfriend Petula in this novel (Little, Brown, 2008) by Tonya Hurley. Charlotte has gotten the right clothes and shoes and has spent the summer working on her look by dieting and perfecting her hairstyle and mannerisms. But when the first day of school arrives, Charlotte still feels invisible—rejected by the popular crowd and ignored by her classmates. Then something amazing happens—she and Damen are paired up as lab partners. But on her way out of science that day she chokes on a gummi bear candy and dies. What follows is a fast and funny look at the universal issues facing teens. Charlotte becomes a ghost in a parallel world and still must go to class—Dead-Ed—with other ghost teens who have issues that they need to address before crossing over and "graduating." The issues that plagued her in life follow her in death. Parker Posey is the perfect narrator to share Charlotte's tale. Her deadpan delivery and timing bring this story to life. The end wraps up like a John Hughes film (Sixteen Candles, The Breakfast Club, etc.), but in this case the enjoyment is in the journey even when you know where it's going.—Genevieve Gallagher, Charlottesville High School, Charlottesville, VA=Read More