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Title details for I Date Dead People by Ann Kerns - Available

I Date Dead People

Book 5

#5 in series

by Ann Kerns
Janina Görrissen
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Nora Reilly is an old soul. Her idea of fun is reading a Jane Austen novel in her family's Victorian home. She didn't expect to find a kindred spirit in the house's oldest occupant, Tom Barnes. Tom is a sweet and handsome boy who died over a hundred years ago. His soul is trapped in the house, and he's not alone. There are other mysterious tenants . . . and darker shadows, sinister and nameless. Does love stand a ghost of a chance against such odds? Nora's friends aren't so sure. They think she should give up the ghost and look for a boyfriend who is a little more lively. But Nora will do whatever it takes to make the relationship work, even against the threat of meddling ghost hunters, snooping psychics, and the worst danger of all to her first solid relationship—her parents.

  • Creators

  • Series

    My Boyfriend Is a Monster

  • Publisher

  • Release date

    January 1, 2012

  • Formats

    • Kindle Book

    • OverDrive Read

      • ISBN: 9781467769471

    • PDF ebook

      • ISBN: 9780761387398
      • File size: 28306 KB
    Kindle restrictions

  • Languages

    • English

  • Levels

    • ATOS Level: 2.3
    • Lexile® Measure: 230
    • Interest Level: 6-12(MG+)
    • Text Difficulty: 0-1

  • Reviews

    • Kirkus

      January 15, 2012
      "I'll never find a Mr. Darcy or a Heathcliff in this world," moans Nora. Maybe not in this world. Featuring a new family and an old house with a veritable platoon of supernatural residents, this latest entry in the tongue-in-cheek My Boyfriend is a Monster series hooks up a modern teenager and hunky, long-dead Thomas, who, it turns out, can manifest strongly enough to lock hands and lips. That's the good news. Not so good: Two malicious poltergeists, a spectral moaner and a dark entity that can suck up both ghostly and living bodies, threaten to drive Nora and her family away entirely unless she can find a way to exorcise the lot. Except that the characters all sport oversized manga-esque eyes, the easy-to-follow black-and-white panels are drawn with a loose, expressive realism that effectively captures the plot's droll and eerie turns. In the end, with a psychic's help Nora does the deed even though it means Thomas' departure, too--leaving her free for a budding new relationship with a (breathing) schoolmate. Any resemblances to Demi Moore and Patrick Swayze are surely coincidental. (Graphic paranormal romance. 12-14)

      COPYRIGHT(2012) Kirkus Reviews, ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.

    • Booklist

      May 15, 2012
      Grades 7-10 Nora loves old-fashioned things, including her family's Victorian home, but she never expected to fall in love with a ghost! However, Nora and Tom's love is threatened by angry spirits who will stop at nothing to get rid of the family living in their house. Kerns' addition to the My Boyfriend Is a Monster paranormal-romance series is a little dry and slightly rushed, making it hard to truly know the characters, but fans will welcome the return of Gorrissen's appealingly rounded and cheerful art. This series is not deep, but the fun, romantic, middle-school-appropriate stories are sure to circulate well.(Reprinted with permission of Booklist, copyright 2012, American Library Association.)

    • The Horn Book

      July 1, 2012
      Nora falls in love with Tom, a goodhearted ghost trapped in her family's Victorian house. Together they rid the house of angry spirits and ultimately free Tom's soul. The against-all-odds romance is too familiar, but it will appeal to fans of this supernatural graphic novel series. The wide-eyed characters bring an innocence to a tale that might otherwise feel more sinister.

      (Copyright 2012 by The Horn Book, Incorporated, Boston. All rights reserved.)

Formats

  • Kindle Book
  • OverDrive Read
  • PDF ebook
Kindle restrictions

subjects

Languages

  • English

Levels

  • ATOS Level:2.3
  • Lexile® Measure:230
  • Interest Level:6-12(MG+)
  • Text Difficulty:0-1

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