Giving Up the Ghost
Sara discovers an exciting new paranormal ability—but will it hurt more than it helps?
Though the paranormal has become nearly normal for Sara Collins, life has been stranger than usual lately. Accidents and mishaps are happening at home, and Sara’s dad and Lady Azura aren’t getting along very well. Lady Azura blames the negative energy in the house. Sara’s not sure what that means, but she’s also a little preoccupied dealing with a new power she’s just discovered: the ability to read minds.
What starts off as fun insight into people’s thoughts quickly leads Sara down a frightening path. Is Sara hearing the true thoughts of her friends and family, or is some sort of negative energy wreaking havoc? Sara confides in Lady Azura and together they discover that Sara’s new ability is not a gift like her other abilities. Rather, it’s a curse. A curse that Sara needs to overcome before it destroys her most important relationships.
About the Saranormal Series
Books in series order
- 1.Ghost Town(2012)
- 2.Haunted Memories(2012)
- 3.Mischief Night(2012)
- 4.Spirits of the Season(2012)
- 5.Moment of Truth(2012)
- 6.Giving Up the Ghost(2013)
- 7.The Secrets Within(2013)
- 8.Kindred Spirits(2013)
- 9.Playing With Fire(2013)
- 10.A Perfect Storm(2013)
- 11.Yesterday and Today(2013)
Reading age: 9+ years
This series should be read in order.
Sara Collins is a normal 12 year old girl with an abnormal secret: she is psychic. Sara has had her abilities for as long as she can remember, but she doesn't like to talk about them. She hopes that if she ignores them, they might go away. Sara wants nothing more than to have a normal life, and to her "normal" doesn't include anything paranormal.
But Sara's abilities aren't going away... In fact, changes are happening in Sara's life that will make her abilities even more powerful. Her life is about to be turned upside down because she's moving across the country with her dad to an old shore town in New Jersey. A shore town with a lot of history... and, unfortunately for Sara, more than its fair share of ghosts.
An intriguing series of moderately short chapter books which combine adventure, fantasy & paranormal themes with a punchy young heroine trying to grapple with some normal (and some not-so-normal) teen issues.