Lauren Barnholdt

Girl Meets Ghost Lauren Barnholdt

Marc Notes: ; Kendall, almost thirteen, faces such middle-school issues as the mysteries of quadratic equations and her first boyfriend, Brandon, and also the ghosts who need her help to cross over, including Danielle the gymnast and Mrs. Dunham, Brandon's mother.. Publisher Marketing: A tween girl becomes a reluctant medium in this start to a hilariously haunting series. Kendall Williams sees dead people. Not only can she see them, she can speak to them...and they can speak to her. It's that last little detail that really causes all kinds of problems. The dead don't have much in the way of boundaries, and they tend to pop up whenever--and wherever--they please. They want Kendall to help them move on by resolving any remaining issues from when they were alive. Unfortunately, they're not too great at explaining what those issues might be, so Kendall has to become a sort of psychic sleuth and figure it out for them. This time around, there's a really annoying blonde gymnast who can't stop popping up at the worst moments and demanding that Kendall help her. If Kendall doesn't want people to think she's crazy and always talking to herself, she'll have to get busy and get rid of this perky pest. Then she can go back to crushing on the cute boy in her math class. And that's a whole other problem... Review Citations: Kirkus Reviews 12/01/2012 (EAN 9781442442467, Hardcover) Publishers Weekly 12/24/2012 (EAN 9781442442467, Hardcover) School Library Journal 03/01/2013 pg. 147 (EAN 9781442442467, Hardcover) Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2013 pg. 67 (EAN 9781442442467, Hardcover) Contributor Bio:  Barnholdt, Lauren Lauren Barnholdt is the author of the teen novels "The Thing About the Truth", " Sometimes It Happens", "One Night That Changes Everything", " Two-way Street", "Right of Way", and "Watch Me". She is also the author of the middle grade novels "The Secret Identity of Devon Delaney", " Devon Delaney Should Totally Know Better", " Four Truths and a Lie", " Rules for Secret-Keeping", " Fake Me a Match", and the Girl Meets Ghost series. She lives in Waltham, Massachusetts. Visit her at LaurenBarnholdt.com.