Cass McKenna much prefers ghosts over “breathers.” Ghosts are uncomplicated and dependable, and they know the dirt on everybody…and Cass loves dirt. She’s on a mission to expose the dirty secrets of the poseurs in her school.
But when the vice president of the student council discovers her secret, Cass’s whole scheme hangs in the balance. Tim wants her to help him contact his recently deceased mother, and Cass reluctantly agrees.
As Cass becomes increasingly entwined in Tim’s life, she’s surprised to realize he’s not so bad—and he needs help more desperately than anyone else suspects. Maybe it’s time to give the living another chance….


My thoughts:  I think this was more middle grade than YA, but the storyline was incredibly moving and kept me riveted (and did more than a little tugging at my heartstrings).  With Cass trying so hard to be what her mother wants, when she feels like what her mother wants is her older sister to come back - if even in place of Cass, is heartbreaking.  And Tim's heartache and sorrow over the loss of his mom is palpable.  A really great book for a quick read that resonates.