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332 pp.
| Candlewick |
June, 2010 |
TradeISBN 978-0-7636-4084-2$17.99
(4)
YA
Attending a new high school inspires James to reinvent himself. Yet the absurd lies he tells distance him from his friends and feed a recurring nightmare. Only instant messages from the anonymous, but thinly veiled, ghost44 anchor him to reality. Mitchell's tale of isolation and self-destruction teeters between convincing and didactic as James's behavior grows more disturbing and adults rally to support him.