Give Up The Ghost, by Megan CreweYA, 2009
Publisher's Description:
Cass McKenna much prefers ghosts to 'breathers.' Ghosts are uncomplicated and dependable. They know the dirt on everybody . . . and Cass loves dirt.
She's on a mission to expose the dirty secrets of all of the poseurs in her school. But when the vice president of the student council discovers her secret, Cass's whole scheme hangs in the balance. Tim wants her help to contact his recently deceased mother, but Cass is less than enthusiastic.
Kicking and screaming, Cass becomes increasingly entwined in Tim's life. And she's more surprised than anyone when she realizes that maybe some living people aren't so bad if she'd only give them a chance.
Raspberry:
I was delighted to come across an ARC of this at a thrift store. I read it almost immediately, and was sucked in within the first few pages. Cass is right - who doesn't love dirt on other people? After awhile, though, I found her gossip and desire to shun everyone around her annoying. It makes sense considering her situation, but I breathed a sigh of relief when she finally started to make friends with Tim. I was also pretty exasperated by how deep the ending was supposed to be in regards to Tim. The guy turns out to be pretty messed up emotionally, making the light-hearted growing up story finish a bit depressing.
Graded a B-.
Spoiler Discussion!
I can't talk about this in the review in case others haven't read it, but this has been driving me nuts. Stuff like this happens in other books too, so expect these as a regular part of my reviews from now on. :)
So Tim. I don't want to try and lessen the loss of a parent any, but I think suicide (or in this case attempting it) is a bit drastic of a consequence. I haven't personally lost a parent, but I have lost grandparents, friends, and other relatives. Perhaps it's because he didn't have much of a support system and his grief needed an outlet - that I can see. But in the real world, I think a lot more adults would have been on top of it making sure he was alright.
What do you guys think?
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