The Name of the Star by Maureen Johnson

Author:Maureen Johnson
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub, pdf
Tags: Fiction.Historical, Mystery, Horror, Young Adult, Fantasy
ISBN: 9781101535691
Publisher: Putnam Juvenile
Published: 2011-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

“See that?” Boo asked when we were outside. “Not scary, is he? And your paper is sorted.”

There was something in what she was saying. Alistair hadn’t scared me. There was really nothing weird about the conversation at all, if you discounted the fact that we had discussed an article about his death.

“Are there any other ghosts around here?” I asked.

“Not that I’ve seen, but sometimes they’re shy. A lot of them love attics, basements, underground areas. People scare them. Funny, isn’t it? People are scared of ghosts, ghosts are scared of people, when there’s no reason for any of it.”

“Except that the Ripper is a ghost,” I said. “There is no humanly possible way for me not to worry about that. And Jerome thinks I’m insane.”

“Oh.” Boo waved her hand dismissively. “He’ll forget.”

“I don’t think he will.”

“Course he will. And it’s only Jerome.”

My silence intrigued her.

“You?” she said. “And Jerome?”

I remained silent.

“Seriously? You and Jerome?”

“It’s not . . . It’s not a—”

“Oh,” she said, smiling hugely. “Then don’t worry. I’ll fix it.”

Download

Copyright Disclaimer:
This site does not store any files on its server. We only index and link to content provided by other sites. Please contact the content providers to delete copyright contents if any and email us, we'll remove relevant links or contents immediately.