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YA
Haunting Emma series.
Emma (Deception), descendent of the greatest ghostkeeper in history and more powerful than any ghostkeeper in hundreds of years, continues to hone her skills with the help of her ghost allies. Like the first book, this one includes distracting pop-culture references (some dated) and plot gaps. However, Emma's fans will continue to root for her against evil wraith Neos.
(4)
YA
Haunting Emma series.
Seventeen-year-old Emma grapples with her family's unexplained disappearance and with her subsequent move from California to Massachusetts. She becomes embroiled in a supernatural murder mystery, as well as becoming the unlikely date of her new prep school's football hero. Despite some huge plot holes and labored writing, readers will find themselves drawn into this ghost story, the first in a projected series.