![]() While the true scares are relegated to a few ephemeral moments during the buildup of the haunting, and the ghost's vengeful motivations feel undernourished, fans of classic young adult ghost stories should welcome this solid offering.- PW, " Just enough.suspense, and romance to keep readers turning the pages.a promising debut. As Alexis's stubborn stereotypes disintegrate, so does her unwillingness to accept the possibility of unseen forces, and she addresses the change with wry humor ("What was this, Challenge Alexis's Long-Held Assumptions Day?"). ![]() ![]() ![]() Meanwhile, Alexis's social life takes an unexpected turn via a budding romance with the class vice-president and a new confidante: a cheerleader with a clairvoyant bent. She attended high school at the Palm Beach County School of the Arts, studying Communication Arts. She is the third of four children (three girls and a boy) and the child of three very loving and encouraging parents. Tension builds slowly as doll-obsessed Kasey starts acting more strangely than normal, the girls' father is hospitalized after a car accident and the house itself becomes increasingly temperamental (the air-conditioner seems determined to freeze them to death, and the girls are strangely drawn to the creepy basement). Katie Alender Katie Alender (rhymes with 'calendar') grew up in South Florida. ![]() "Alexis's story is compelling, and her voice is funny and authentic despite the creepy situations in which she finds herself.for girls who like to be scared a little-but not too much."- SLJ, In Alender's character-driven debut, outsider Alexis-who dyes her hair exotic colors, hates cheerleaders and sees the world through the lens of her camera-first suspects something's amiss when she and her younger sister, Kasey, notice light emanating from their antiquated house. ![]()
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