Violet Ghosts
1st Edition
Published on 22. June 2021
448 pages
978-1-5476-0464-7 (ISBN)
Description
From William C. Morris and Edgar Award finalist Leah Thomas comes an ethereal, thought-provoking YA tale about a teen who can see ghosts . . . and helps them avenge their deaths.
Dani's best friend, Sarah, is a ghost. But maybe that's normal when you've spent your childhood running from an abusive parent.
Dani and Sarah might be more than friends, though Dani dares not say so. Dani is afraid that if he tells Sarah he's trans, she won't bother haunting him anymore. Sarah's got good reason to distrust boys, having been strangled by one.
After Sarah and Dani come across another ghost haunted by her own brutal murder, they set out to bring peace and safety to spirits like her. But when an old rival reenters Dani's life, their unexpected friendship gives Dani a strange new feeling of belonging. As Dani starts to find his place in the living world, he'll need to let go of his ghosts.
Equal parts chilling, raw, and emotionally resonant, acclaimed author Leah Thomas's ghost story for the #MeToo era is about reclaiming trauma and finding peace among true friends.
Dani's best friend, Sarah, is a ghost. But maybe that's normal when you've spent your childhood running from an abusive parent.
Dani and Sarah might be more than friends, though Dani dares not say so. Dani is afraid that if he tells Sarah he's trans, she won't bother haunting him anymore. Sarah's got good reason to distrust boys, having been strangled by one.
After Sarah and Dani come across another ghost haunted by her own brutal murder, they set out to bring peace and safety to spirits like her. But when an old rival reenters Dani's life, their unexpected friendship gives Dani a strange new feeling of belonging. As Dani starts to find his place in the living world, he'll need to let go of his ghosts.
Equal parts chilling, raw, and emotionally resonant, acclaimed author Leah Thomas's ghost story for the #MeToo era is about reclaiming trauma and finding peace among true friends.
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Edition
1. Auflage
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Target group
Children/juvenile
US School Grade: Ninth Grade and over, Reading Age: From 14 years, Interest Age: From 14 years
ISBN-13
978-1-5476-0464-7 (9781547604647)
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Leah Thomas frequently loses battles of wits against her students and her stories. When she's not huddled in cafes, she's usually at home pricking her fingers in service of cosplay. Leah lives in San Diego, California and is the author of Wild and Crooked, When Light Left Us, Nowhere Near You, and the William C. Morris YA Debut Award finalist, Because You'll Never Meet Me.
Content
- Cover
- Title Page
- Dedication
- Contents
- JANUARY 1998
- LISA FRANK
- BOO BERRY
- SCARY STORIES TO TELL IN THE DARK
- SHARPIE FINE POINT
- FORENSIC FILES
- SPACEMAKER
- POP ROCKS
- GAME BOY COLOR
- BEETLEJUICE
- TOY STORY
- TAMAGOTCHI
- OCTOBER 2002
- ADIDAS
- SLURPEE
- SOBE
- ALWAYS
- FUNYUNS
- HBO
- GATORADE
- THE LEFT HAND OF DARKNESS
- BONE DANCE
- THE CRUCIBLE
- STAR TREK
- NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC
- POLTERGEIST
- LIME JELL-O
- TIDY CATS
- "NO SCRUBS"
- POP ROCKS (REPRISE)
- SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS
- NOVEMBER 2002
- ORAL-B
- MOD PODGE
- ORLANDO BLOOM
- CAMPBELL'S
- GMC
- POWER WHEELS
- BUD LIGHT
- MEOW MIX
- ROPES
- FUNNY PAGES
- MIRACLE-GRO
- OXYCODONE
- BOUNCE
- NOVEMBER 2002
- SPRITE
- BUTTERBALL
- "RUDOLPH THE RED-NOSED REINDEER" T
- THE HUSTLE
- TEEN SPIRIT
- SHARPIE FINE POINT (REPRISE)
- GREEN GIANT
- NESPRESSO
- POP SECRET
- HOOVER
- DUVET
- FRAPPUCCINO
- THE THIEF
- CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE THIRD KIND
- HIGHLIGHTS FOR CHILDREN
- HALLMARK
- MOBIL
- "AU CLAIR DE LA LUNE"
- SWISS ARMY KNIFE
- BLACK CAT
- DECEMBER 2002
- DUPLO
- POWERPOINT
- TARGET
- GOLDEN CURRY
- LISA FRANK (REPRISE)
- JIM BEAM
- NORTH FACE
- MIRACLE-GRO (REPRISE)
- DECEMBER 2002
- SOPHIE
- MOM
- ADDY
- PATRICIA
- SEIJI
- SARAH ZIELINSKI
- MARCH 2003
- ME
- AUTHOR'S NOTE
- eCopyright
