After Lilah Bloom is struck by lightning at her mother’s wedding, she discovers she can hear ghosts. And not just any ghost, mostly the spirit of her grandmother is very concerned that Lilah’s father isn’t making enough of an effort on the dating scene. Lilah convinces her father to start dating again and with her grandmother’s ghostly advice things begin to take a turn for the better until Lilah’s own love life is placed in jeopardy by the appearance, or rather voice, of the ghost of her crush’s dad. Could things get any more confusing? Hopefully Lilah will be able to handle all her extra-curricular activity and her school work so she can go to the dance with her crush Andrew. This is a delightful testing-the-romantic-waters realistic fiction that appeals to’ tween girls. 193 pages
Do you remember how I got hit by lightning? Well, since then, I have an ability…the ability to hear dead people….
ISBN: 978-1-59990-836-6 197 pages Ages: 10 - 13
Recommended by: Alice Cyphers, Librarian, PA USA