Book description
From the award-winning author of The Troubled Girls of Dragomir Academy comes an unforgettable and deeply personal story of the ghosts that surround us—and the ones we carry inside.
The house seemed to sit apart from the others on Katydid Street, silent and alone, like it didn’t fit among them.…
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1 author picked Not Quite a Ghost as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
Oh, this book is so real for anyone that’s had chronic illness/disability….I’m so grateful for the chronic fatigue rep! Young me needed this book, and current me definitely needs this book right now, as I lay bed-bound.
There's a great slow-build of the horror, more of a horror of the everyday with a hint of the ghostly. Comments like “just diagnose her already!” indicate the need for books like this, to help kids and adults alike have empathy for folks who don’t know what’s wrong, but know something is wrong with their bodies, and can’t keep up with the pace…
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