The Secret Life of Sparrow Delaney (2007) (edit title/settings)

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• Sparrow Delaney: Main character. She's a 15 year old girl with a huge problem, she's the seventh daughter of a seventh daughter, and can see/talk to ghosts at any given time in her life. She goes to a new school and meets a ghost who changes her life forever.
• Jack Dawson: A student at Sparrow's new school who's quiet and moody. His older brother is missing.
• Luke Dawson: Jack's missing older brother.
• Fiona: Sparrow's new best friend at school. An extrovert, her mom works for the local news station.
• Trimble: Add a description of this character.
• Wren
• Lily Dale
• Mrs. Winkle
• Grandma Bee
• Grimes
• Dove
• Lark
• Calhoun
• Floyd
• Mrs. Witherspoon
• Dr. Snell
• Linnet
• Miss Robertson
• Raven
• Mr. Donovan
• Sarah
• Mrs. Jones
• Mr. Tillman

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• “"Oh and I also see --""Please," I said imploringly to the ceiling, "not the tie.""--a wide tie with palm trees!"”

  Ms. Delaney and Sparrow

• “"Not the same thing at all, the oboe is a horrid instrument."”

  Professor Trimble

• “That's why we buy our clothes in thrift shops, or at least my sisters do. They complain bitterly about this, but I point out that there's something worse than wearing thrift store clothes, and that's wearing thrift store HAND-ME-DOWNS.”

  Sparrow narrating

• “"...I feel quite certain that today is going to be MOST auspicious day!"”

  Ms. Delaney

• “"I was glancing casually around the room and you happened to get in the way." (to Jack Dawson at school)”

  Sparrow Delaney

• “Rule 1: Refuse to acknowledge the ghost's presence.Rule 2: Think boring thoughtsRule 3: Finally, never EVER talk to them.(Sparrow's three rules to keep all ghosts (except the persistant ones) away from her)”

• “"NOT my fault, not my fault AT ALL--" (in defense of setting the couch on fire)”

  Grandma Bee

• “Fiona's face darkened a little--it wasn't a look that worked for her; she looked like a peevish elf.”

  Sparrow narrating

• “"Brace yourself, my mother learned to drive the summer she worked at a carnival. On the bumper car ride."”

  Fiona

• “"Favorite ice-cream flavor?" "Vanilla.""That's pathetic. Mine's pistachio.""And that's trying a little too hard to be interesting."”

  Jack and Sparrow after the Great Ghost Debate

• “That's what you get for trying to be nice to the most evil creature on the planet. And I'm including pigeons.”

  Grandma Bee about Mordred after he eats the spider

• “For your information, I've been talking to ghosts since I was five....”

  Sparrow to Mr. Dawson at the Message Service

• “"That was actually somewhat impressive."”

  Jack about Sparrow hotwiring the car, and Sparrow about Jack when he lights a match by striking it on his thumb.

• “It's snowing harder Jack.""No, it's not, Sparrow.""Yes it is.""No...it...is...not.”

  Jack and Sparrow

• “"it's okay, just wait...""What does that mean?""I was talking to Sparrow. She's pissed."”

  Luke and Jack

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1. Suzanne Harper (Author)

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• Books › Teens › Literature & Fiction › Love & Romance
• Books › Teens › Horror