Monday, February 3, 2014

SCHOOL SPIRITS, by Rachel Hawkins

The story: Izzy comes from a family that hunts paranormal creatures. She's never been to school, never had a date, never even had a friend. But all that changes when her older sister disappears, and the trail leads to tiny Ideal, Mississippi. Izzy goes undercover at the local high school and finds (surprisingly) friends and even a super-nice kind-of boyfriend...as well as (not surprisingly) a hate-filled ghost who wants revenge on the whole town where she died 100 years ago. Will Izzy have to spill the family secrets just to keep her friends safe?

June Cleaver’s ratings: Language PG; Nudity G; Sexual Content PG; Violence PG-13; Substance Abuse PG; Magic & the Occult R; GLBT Content G; Adult Themes PG; overall rating PG-13.

Liz's comments: Since I'm generally not a fan of scary stories, it again comes as a surprise when I like one. But I did like this one! Izzy is a sympathetic character thrust into the weird alternative dimension known as high school, and Hawkins does a really good job at showing the perspective of kids on the outside. There are a couple of minor ghostly occurrences, but the one at the end is very suspenseful, although somewhat gruesome, and features a nice twist that no one saw coming...unless they know about the ghost-deterring properties of silver!
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