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Beating Heart

A. M. Jenkins

2006
2006
first published
  • 2006HarperCollins · ENGISBN 9780060546076
  • 2009HarperCollins · ENGISBN 9780061964558

This houseis mineandI amits beating heart.She is a ghost: a figure glimpsed from the corner of your eye, a momentary chill, and a memory of secret kisses and hidden passion. He is 17 years old: Evan Calhoun, warm and alive, and ever since moving to this big abandoned house, he has dreamt of her. Ghost and boy fascinate each other–until her memories and his desire collide in a moment that changes them both.Combining verse fragments with chiseled prose, A. M. Jenkins captures the compelling voice of a long–dead ghost and the perspective of a modern teen, twining mystery and romance in this evocative, sensual, and unrelentingly engrossing novel.Ages 14+

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