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Ghosts I Have Been
by Richard Peck

Ghosts I Have Been
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Author: Richard Peck
Edition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2001-04-23
ISBN: 0141310960
Number of pages: 224
Publisher: Puffin

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Book Review: A Different Kind of Ghost Story
Summary: 5 Stars

Let me start by saying that this is a VERY unusual book. To some, this kind of unusual could be bad, but to me, it is good. I really cannot compare it to anything that I have ever read before, because it is SO different. To be incisive, it is a great book. The story is about a 14-year-old girl named Blossom Culp, going about her everyday life until a certain cataclysm brings her world, and another's, sinking down. Blossom is a hilarious character with spunky quirks and a strong cleverness that makes the whole story captivating. By the end of the book, I felt like I knew Blossom. I really liked her attitude and the way that she handled certain situations. The horrible event that I mentioned brings her into a tragic happening of the recent past that a restless soul will not let go. One day she finds out that she has the Gift of the Second Sight. This sudden discovery links her fate with the ghost of a young boy who life was sunk, literally. Once the destinies of the two met, both the living one and the dead, they would be changed forever. The boy causes her to worry a great deal about the purpose of her visions of him, and later, something even bigger. She then surprises the world by making a huge break-through to the Other Side, which attracts a lot of publicity. Through all of this her life stays relatively normal. Her mother is still a spooky, dark-eyed fortune-teller, her friend Alexander is still a smug and supposed "gang-member," and everyone in her town is still sure of how eccentric she is. She has a perpetual connection with all things ghostly, whether it's foiling a fake spirit or getting in touch with a real one. This is an excellent book; its humor, intense theme, and deep concepts are all outstanding. I would reccomend this book for girls ages 10-15 so that they can relate to Blossom. This is definitely one of my favorite books, though very unlike the others. The whole book, each individual event, is dependent on events from the past and future of the story. This book is written by Richard Peck, whose books I have read before, all of which I have enjoyed. He is a truly imaginative, suspenseful, and complex author. I loved this book and hope that you do as well. :-)

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