Give Up the Ghost

Cass McKenna much prefers ghosts over #x1C;breathers.#x1D; Ghosts are uncomplicated and dependable, and they know the dirt on everybody... and Cass loves dirt. She#x19;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#x19;s whole scheme is threatened. So when Tim asks her to help him contact his recently deceased mother, Cass reluctantly agrees. As Cass becomes increasingly entwined in Tim#x19;s life, she#x19;s surprised to realize he#x19;s not so bad#xE2;#xAC;#x1D;and he needs help more desperately than anyone else suspects. Maybe it#x19;s time to give the living another chance....

MEGAN CREWE lives in Toronto, Canada, where she tutors children and teens with special needs. She has yet to make friends with a ghost, though she welcomes the opportunity. This is her first novel.

“Crewe’s first effort will make readers wonder what else she’s got up her sleeve.”—Kirkus Reviews
“This coming-of-age novel avoids unrealistically neat moments of closure—it will make readers hurt, and maybe even believe.”—Publishers Weekly
“A supernatural twist on the ‘Mean Girls’ plot provides page-turning action. . . . Mysterious plot elements and the budding relationship between Cass and the VP will quickly engage reluctant readers.”—School Library Journal
“A school-dynamics story with a great original hook.”—The Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books