Ghosting

by Edith Pattou

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Pub Date Aug 19 2014 | Archive Date Aug 22 2014

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Teens & YA

Description

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.

Advance Praise

PRAISE FOR GHOSTING:

“Seven teens, a gun, and a harmless prank turned tragedy. We see these young faces illuminated by their cell phones and hear their voices calling out from the darkness in a book that is ultimately both horrifying and healing. Edith Pattou writes with a poet's ear attuned to the rhythm of the teenage heart. A stunning achievement.”

--Debby Dahl Edwardson, author of the National Book Award Finalist, My Name Is Not Easy

“I flew through Ghosting in one sitting. It is in a word, "unputdownable." Nonstop action, tension and suspense fill the first half of the book; heartfelt emotion, regret, and healing fill the second. Reader, power down all your devices and find a comfortable chair because once you start reading Ghosting, you won't be able to stop!”

--Leslea Newman, author of October Morning: A Song for Matthew Shepard

“Filled with authentic detail and believable teenage voices, Ghosting is a gripping account of an all-too-plausible tragedy in a country where there are more guns than people. Pattou’s keen eye for character and ear for convincing dialogue will make this an important and accessible lesson about redemption and forgiveness for young adult readers.”

--Todd Strasser, author of Fallout

“Ghosting is timely and compelling, filled with complex and interesting characters. It will hold you in your seat from the first line to the last.”

--Marion Dane Bauer, author of the Newbery Honor Book, On My Honor

PRAISE FOR GHOSTING:

“Seven teens, a gun, and a harmless prank turned tragedy. We see these young faces illuminated by their cell phones and hear their voices calling out from the darkness in a...