Synopses & Reviews
A sixteen-year-old will give anything to be with her true love--even though he died two hundred years ago. . . . A sopping-wet little dead girl stalks a teen who had nothing to do with her death--honest! . . . A heartless man dances with his wife--
after she's passed away.
From the hilarious to the horrific, master storyteller Vivian Vande Velde explores the world of the dead--and the undead--in this surprisingly moving collection of unnerving tales.
Review
"It'll make you want to sleep with the lights on."--
Teen People "These spirits are destined to find their audience."--Booklist
"There are no duds here. . . . Vande Velde again chills, charms, moves, and startles with her customary effectiveness."--Kirkus Reviews
Synopsis
A sixteen-year-old will give anything to be with her true love--even though he died two hundred years ago. . . . A sopping-wet little dead girl stalks a teen who had nothing to do with her death--honest! . . . A heartless man dances with his wife--after she's passed away.
From the hilarious to the horrific, master storyteller Vivian Vande Velde explores the world of the dead--and the undead--in this surprisingly moving collection of unnerving tales.
Synopsis
Vivian Vande Velde's spine-tingling collection of ghost stories--now in paperback!
Synopsis
What happens when a sixteen-year-old girl falls in love with a two hundred-year-old ghost? Or when a newly dead boy gets robbed by his unscrupulous boss? Or when a heartless man finally agrees to dance with his wife . . . after shes passed away?
Vivian Vande Velde explores the world of the dead--and the undead--in this surprisingly moving collection of unnerving tales.
About the Author
VIVIAN VANDE VELDE is the author of more than a dozen books for young readers, including
Heir Apparent and the Edgar Award-winning
Never Trust a Dead Man. She lives in Rochester, New York.
Table of Contents
CONTENTS
Drop by Drop
Dancing with Marjorie's Ghost
Shadow Brother
The Ghost
For Love of Him
October Chill
Being Dead