Before she can officially cross over, she’ll have to be a source of guidance for one such teen. Heaven couldn’t be a phone bank, could it?Ĭharlotte Usher discovers that the afterlife isn’t quite what she pictured when she’s forced to intern at a hotline for troubled teens. “Tim Burton and Edgar Allan Poe devotees will die for this fantastic, phantasmal read.” – School Library Journal, starred review Goofy, ghastly, intelligent, electrifying.” – Kirkus, starred review “ beats out witty teen-speak like a punk-band drummer, keeping the narrative fast-paced and fun yet thought-provokingly heartwarming. “Polished dark-and-deadpan humor, it’s a natural fit with Gen Y, too.” – Publishers Weekly, starred review In this satirical, yet heartfelt novel, Hurley explores the invisibility we all feel at some times and the lengths we’ll go to be seen. If you thought high school was a matter of life or death, wait till you see just how true that is. But being dead doesn’t stop Charlotte from wanting to be popular it just makes her more creative about achieving her goal. And all because she choked on a gummy bear. Her Web site is Usher feels practically invisible at school, and then one day she really is invisible. Hurley lives in New York with her husband and daughter. So, when duty calls, Charlotte has to take the risk of a lifetime-or call it quits for good.Ībout the Author New York Times bestselling ghostgirl author, Tonya Hurley, has credits spanning all platforms of teen entertainment including: creating, writing and producing two hit TV series, writing and directing several acclaimed independent films, developing a ground-breaking collection of video games and board games and creating and providing content for award-winning websites. She may be dead, but the phone lines sure aren't.

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Ghostgirl by Tonya Hurley