Synopses & Reviews
< p=""> This house<> < p=""> is mine<> < p=""> and<> < p=""> I am<> < p=""> its beating heart.<> < p=""> She is a ghost: a figure glimpsed from the corner of your eye, a momentary chill, and a memory of secret kisses and hidden passion. He is 17 years old: Evan Calhoun, warm and alive, and ever since moving to this big abandoned house, he has dreamt of her. Ghost and boy fascinate each other& ndash; until her memories and his desire collide in a moment that changes them both. <> < p=""> Combining verse fragments with chiseled prose, A. M. Jenkins captures the compelling voice of a long& ndash; dead ghost and the perspective of a modern teen, twining mystery and romance in this evocative, sensual, and unrelentingly engrossing novel.<> < p=""> Ages 14+<>
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“Jenkins story crosses decades and genres while parallel plots reveal themselves: first love, secret intimacy, fear and regret. Carefully crafted.” KLIATT
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“Subtly eeriea razor-sharp plot enfolded in a bed of feathery down.” School Library Journal
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“Intriguing and certainly haunting. A winner.” Kirkus Reviews
Synopsis
This house is mine and I am its beating heart
She is a momentary chill in warm sunlight, a shadow glimpsed from the corner of an eye, and a memory of secret kisses and hidden passion.
He is seventeen years old, waiting for the start of his senior year, and ever since his family moved into this big old house -- abandoned for decades -- he has dreamt of her. Hot, wordless dreams that turn more intense and darker each night.
Ghost and boy fascinate each other -- until her memories and his desire collide in a moment that changes them both forever.
Synopsis
This house
is mine
and
I am
its beating heart.
She is a ghost: a figure glimpsed from the corner of your eye, a momentary chill, and a memory of secret kisses and hidden passion. He is 17 years old: Evan Calhoun, warm and alive, and ever since moving to this big abandoned house, he has dreamt of her. Ghost and boy fascinate each other-until her memories and his desire collide in a moment that changes them both.
Combining verse fragments with chiseled prose, A. M. Jenkins captures the compelling voice of a long-dead ghost and the perspective of a modern teen, twining mystery and romance in this evocative, sensual, and unrelentingly engrossing novel.
Ages 14+
About the Author
A. M. Jenkins's favorite deadly sins are Sloth and Gluttony. The others are also enjoyed in moderation. The award-winning author of Damage, Breaking Boxes, and Beating Heart: A Ghost Story, Jenkins lives in Benbrook, Texas, with three sons, two cats, and two dogs . . . and has never been possessed by a demon, so far as anyone can tell.