"Nothing ever happened in Ondine, Louisiana, not even the summer Elijah Landry disappeared." Fourteen-year-old Iris and her friend, Collette, expect their summer to be as boring as everything else in their town-until they raise the ghost of a boy who's been missing from Ondine for twenty years. Iris is eager to uncover the mystery behind Elijah's death, but her neighbors aren't talking-and Elijah may be more dangerous than Iris first thought.
Summary Collette and Iris like to make believe they can cast magic spells and commune with spirits. But it stops being a game for Iris when Elijah Landry—missing and presumed dead since the 1980s—begins to haunt her.
Topics Small towns. Coming of age. Best friends. Cemeteries. Casting spells. Conjuring spirits. Ghosts. Flirting. Ouija boards. Missing persons. Libraries. Microfilm. Police officers. Search parties. Dreaming. Hauntings. Confessions. Investigations. Favorite relatives. Ghost stories. Photographs. Confrontations. Visions. Fights. First kisses. Sneaking out. Priests. Babysitters. Gossip. Suicide attempts. Graves. Lawyers. The media. Learning the truth. Funerals.
SRC Level 4.600000
SRC Points 12.000000
Lexile 760L
Trim Size 5 1/2" x 8 1/4"
JLG Span Fall
Language English
Publication date 2009-01-08
JLG Release Date Mar 2009
Minimum grade 5
Maximum grade 8
Reading level Middle
Format Print
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