Thursday, October 26, 2006

Creepy Halloween read -- "The Presence"

(Parents -- this book includes some very mild teenage behavior [a chaste kiss, having a crush], and several descriptions of accident victims.)
I am just recovering from listening (yes, listening -- I do a lot of my "reading" in the car going to and fro) to Eve Bunting's chapter book "The Presence." Imagine you are a teenager, recovering from the death of your closest friend -- a death you believe you caused. You are visiting your grandmother when you meet a ghost who lives in your grandmother's church. He chooses you as his next companion. Will anyone believe you? Will you escape his invisible -- but very real -- clutches? Read this very creepy book to find out ... but not alone in the dark!
Available at the Arlington Public Libraries.