I am ever so wild about the "Skinjacker" series by Neal Shusterman. Everwild takes us towards the west (but not west of the Mississippi) as our ghostly heroes gather troops for the final battle. Special guest stars include the original Ferris Wheel in Chicago, the Hindenberg, and Graceland. Child ghosts called "Afterlights" take sides as the forces of good (led by the Chocolate Ogre) shore up their battlements against the forces of evil (led by Mary Queen of Snots).
Did I mention that Santino forced me to read the Everlost books? The plot of Everwild takes so many twists and turns, that by the time you get to Memphis at the end, you really can't put the book down until you finish. I stole (or should I say jacked) a few minutes of time this morning at 6:00 am before school to read a tumultuous chapter, highly climatic, lots of karma dealt out--and finally I screamed out, "Ahhhhh! I can't believe they did that!!" (I won't spoil it here.) And Santino said, "See Mom??!!! See why I wanted you to read these books? And I had to wait a WHOLE MONTH for you to read it!!!"
The Skinjacker series is fun to read--it takes a refreshing look at death, ghosts, and the afterlife. What's the biggest problem? The third book in the series, Everfound, comes out May 3. Santino has pre-ordered it on his Kindle, but that just means the book is in a purgatory ghostlike state for the next three months. Kind of like the Afterlights in Everwild. Until then, we can only dream about the Chocolate Ogre.
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