@BookSparks #FRC2014: Ghosting by Edith Pattou ~ Crossroad Reviews

Wednesday, September 24, 2014

@BookSparks #FRC2014: Ghosting by Edith Pattou

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On a hot summer night in a Midwestern town, a high school teenage prank goes horrifically awry. Alcohol, guns, and a dare. Within minutes, as events collide, innocents becomes victims—with tragic outcomes altering lives forever, a grisly and unfortunate scenario all too familiar from current real-life headlines. But victims can also become survivors, and as we come to know each character through his/her own distinctive voice and their interactions with one another, we see how, despite pain and guilt, they can reach out to one another, find a new equilibrium, and survive.
Told through multiple points of view in naturalistic free verse and stream of consciousness, this is an unforgettable, haunting tale.

Finished

About the Author

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Biography

Edith Pattou has found acclaim as a writer in middle-grade fantasy with such award-winning books as East, which received starred reviews in Booklist and School Library Journal; was selected as a Top Ten Book for YA, an American Library Association Notable Book, a School Library Journal Top Ten YA Book, one of the 100 Best of the Best YA Books for the 21st Century by the Young Adult Library Services Association; and was nominated for numerous state awards. It's a nominee for NPR's all-time Best YA Novels list.

My Review 5 Spooky Stars

Well this is the first book I've finished in verse. I had had this as an ARC a while ago. I can't remember if I liked it or not as I couldn't find the review. But I have to say that once I got into it I was hooked. This book was so well done in a way that it still felt like a normal book. Split into Before and After and then mulit POVs this book will take you on a ride that you will not really forget!