Lily's Ghosts by Laura Ruby Lily's mom can't hold a job and always has disastrous loves that peter out after she(Lily's mom) gets engaged. This time, Lily and her mother move into the summer home of Lily's great uncle, which is haunted. Haunted not by one ghost, but by many ghosts. How many? That's not clear. A lot. And they are all trying to tell Lily something that is very important, but not terribly clear. Except for one ghost, who is trying to get revenge because she thinks that Lily is someone else.
Lily is just trying to cope with a bizarre old house, a scary great uncle, creepy ghosts, homeschooling for the first time, and a first boyfriend.
The adults in this story are all stupid, wicked, or both. Lily's boyfriend Vaz is the only really intelligent person in this book... Lily doesn't even like books! The alternating chapters about ghosts and Lily gives a nice shadowing to the plot. At one point, a ghost puts jelly in Lily's shoes. If you woke up one morning to find your shoes full of jam, what would your reaction be?
Happy reading.
