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Lot of 4 young teen books:There's a Dead Person Following My Sister Around
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Located in: Cincinnati, Ohio, United States
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Item specifics
- Condition
- ISBN
- 9780152064679
About this product
Product Identifiers
Publisher
HarperCollins
ISBN-10
0152064672
ISBN-13
9780152064679
eBay Product ID (ePID)
65895308
Product Key Features
Book Title
There's a Dead Person Following My Sister Around
Number of Pages
160 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2008
Topic
Historical / General, Humorous Stories, People & Places / Africa, Horror, Ghost Stories, Family / Siblings, General, Historical / United States / Civil War Period (1850-1877), People & Places / United States / General
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Juvenile Fiction
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
0.4 in
Item Weight
4.7 Oz
Item Length
7.5 in
Item Width
5 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Juvenile Audience
LCCN
99-011462
Reviews
A spooky last-minute plot twist, a bittersweet climax, and a humorous conclusion helps make this an unusually rich and thoughtful supernatural tale., "A fast-paced story that mixes scares and history for some can't-put-it-down fun."- Kirkus Reviews "A spooky last-minute plot twist, a bittersweet climax, and a humorous conclusion helps make this an unusually rich and thoughtful supernatural tale."- The Bulletin, "A fast-paced story that mixes scares and history for some can't-put-it-down fun."-- Kirkus Reviews "A spooky last-minute plot twist, a bittersweet climax, and a humorous conclusion helps make this an unusually rich and thoughtful supernatural tale."-- The Bulletin, "A fast-paced story that mixes scares and history for some can't-put-it-down fun.-- Kirkus Reviews "A spooky last-minute plot twist, a bittersweet climax, and a humorous conclusion helps make this an unusually rich and thoughtful supernatural tale.-- The Bulletin, A fast-paced story that mixes scares and history for some can't-put-it-down fun."- Kirkus Reviews A spooky last-minute plot twist, a bittersweet climax, and a humorous conclusion helps make this an unusually rich and thoughtful supernatural tale."- The Bulletin, "A fast-paced story that mixes scares and history for some can't-put-it-down fun."--Kirkus Reviews "A spooky last-minute plot twist, a bittersweet climax, and a humorous conclusion helps make this an unusually rich and thoughtful supernatural tale."--The Bulletin --, Grade 4-7-Vande Velde continues her string of historical ghost stories, this time focusing on the Underground Railroad. The first-person narrator, 11-year-old Ted, is certain that his house in Rochester, NY, can't be haunted because it has been in his family for generations and there have been no secrets to speak of in its past. Then his five-year-old sister Vicki's imaginary friend Marella and the "bad lady" who seems to be chasing her prove themselves to be all too real. Ted decides to get to the bottom of the mystery and finds a journal belonging to one of his ancestors. It recounts the tragic story of two runaway slaves, a mother and her five-year-old daughter, who drowned in the Erie Canal, which used to run through the family's backyard. The story culminates in Ted and Vicki being possessed by the spirits in order to help them move on. The secondary characters include busy parents barely present; a typical teenage brother; and a trendy, smart-talking cousin. However, the plot has original twists and the journal passages are nicely integrated into a story with some genuine chills. The penultimate chapter unnecessarily switches to present tense when Adah, the mother's spirit, possesses Ted. Nonetheless, there is sufficient humor, action, and scariness to keep readers engaged. A good choice for fans of Bruce Coville's "Nina Tanleven" series (Bantam). Timothy Capehart, Leominster Public Library, MA, "A fast-paced story that mixes scares and history for some cane(tm)t-put-it-down fun.e-- Kirkus Reviews "A spooky last-minute plot twist, a bittersweet climax, and a humorous conclusion helps make this an unusually rich and thoughtful supernatural tale.e-- The Bulletin, A fast-paced story that mixes scares and history for some cant-put-it-down fun.Kirkus ReviewsA spooky last-minute plot twist, a bittersweet climax, and a humorous conclusion helps make this an unusually rich and thoughtful supernatural tale.The Bulletin, A fast-paced story that mixes scares and history for some can't-put-it-down fun."— Kirkus Reviews A spooky last-minute plot twist, a bittersweet climax, and a humorous conclusion helps make this an unusually rich and thoughtful supernatural tale."— The Bulletin, "A fast-paced story that mixes scares and history for some can't-put-it-down fun."-- Kirkus Reviews "A spooky last-minute plot twist, a bittersweet climax, and a humorous conclusion helps make this an unusually rich and thoughtful supernatural tale."-- The Bulletin, "A fast-paced story that mixes scares and history for some can't-put-it-down fun."-- Kirkus Reviews "A spooky last-minute plot twist, a bittersweet climax, and a humorous conclusion helps make this an unusually rich and thoughtful supernatural tale."-- The Bulletin, A fast-paced story that mixes scares and history for some can't-put-it-down fun."— Kirkus Reviews A spooky last-minute plot twist, a bittersweet climax, and a humorous conclusion helps make this an unusually rich and thoughtful supernatural tale."— The Bulletin, Ted's big problem is not his annoying brother Zach, his social studies report on Luxembourg or his stuck-up cousin Jackie. He has ghosts in his house. His five-year-old sister, Vicki, is the first to see them; she starts keeping a hammer under her pillow for protection. Then, 11-year-old Ted dreams of mud, drowning and cobwebby fingers touching his face. Naturally, their parents don't believe these ghostly accounts of undead residents, so the children are on their own to do the supernatural sleuthing. The ghosts soon progress to the usual haunting activities of slamming doors, stealing keys and tipping over school projects. They appear on cable TV and even show up in a museum elevator. But why? Only when Ted unravels a mystery involving the Underground Railroad and reveals the ghosts' identities can peace be restored. Vande Velde's (Tales From the Brothers Grimm and Sisters Weird) dialogue has a natural cadence and the plot unfolds at a brisk pace. And the African-American ghosts provide an intriguing counterpoint to a thoroughly modern houseful of children, who learn a history lesson strong enough to chill their bones. Ages 10-up.
Dewey Edition
21
Grade From
Fifth Grade
Dewey Decimal
[Fic]
Grade To
Seventh Grade
Synopsis
When Ted s five-year-old sister, Vicki, invents an imaginary friend, no one is too concerned . . . except that Vicki s friend has the never-popular name of Marella, and unlike most imaginary friends, Marella can move things. Ted might think Marella is a ghost, but why would a ghost haunt Vicki, of all people? And why would she suddenly move into a house Ted s family has lived in for ages? And why is Marella terrified of another ghost, a dark figure who seems to be hunting Ted? Hilarious, haunting, and unexpectedly moving, There s a Dead Person Following My Sister Around is Vivian Vande Velde at her frightening best. ", When Ted's five-year-old sister, Vicki, invents an imaginary friend, no one is too concerned . . . except that Vicki's friend has the never-popular name of Marella, and unlike most imaginary friends, Marella can move things. Ted might think Marella is a ghost, but why would a ghost haunt Vicki, of all people? And why would she suddenly move into a house Ted's family has lived in for ages? And why is Marella terrified of another ghost, a dark figure who seems to be hunting Ted? Hilarious, haunting, and unexpectedly moving, There's a Dead Person Following My Sister Around is Vivian Vande Velde at her frightening best.
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