Past Midnight (2010) (edit title/settings)

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• Charlotte Silver: Main character. Her parents are famous ghost debunkers and move around a lot because of their job. Charlotte often wishes for a normal life.
• Annalise Silver: Charlotte's older sister who she considers a good friend because of their moving around a lot. She is very sensitive to residual energy and is often used as bait to lure out "ghosts." currently attending the College of Charleston.
• Avery: A cheerleader who lives in Charlotte's new neighborhood. She and Charlotte begome friends almost instantly.
• Shane: A member of Charlotte's parents' ghost debunking team since the very beginning. He is like an uncle to Charlotte.
• Jared James: A cute but dissheveled boy who goes to Charlotte's new school. Everyone avoids him, though Charlotte doesn't know why.
• Adam: Charlotte's boyfriend.
• Callie: A cheerleader and good friend of Avery's.
• Bliss Reynolds: A girl obsessed with being the anchor in the AV club's daily news. She is paranoid that Charlotte is going to take that position from her, though Charlotte prefers to stay behind the scenes.
• Noah: A junior in Charlotte's AV class.

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• “Let someone treat you badly once, and they'll keep doing it day after day. Show people you're not a doormat, and they'll look for someone else to step on.”

  Charlotte Silver

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• It is truly amazing what one can accomplish by simply focusing on it long enough.

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• “The truth is that the paranormal is normal. It’s just a normal we don’t understand yet,”

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• Charleston, South Carolina

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Glossary edit see section history

• EVP: Electric Voice Phenomenon. Sound too low for humans to hear but can be picked up by recording devices.
• Chum: Anyone who is specifically brought in to draw out paranormal energy.

Series & Lists edit see section history

Followed by One Hundred Candles.

Preceded by The Iron Daughter, and followed by Greek: Best Frenemies.

Authors & Contributors edit see section history

1. Mara Purnhagen (Author)

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Notes for Parents edit see section history

There is nothing objectable in this book. A fairly clean YA.

Subjects edit see section history

• Books › Teens › Science Fiction & Fantasy › Fantasy
• Books › Teens › Science Fiction & Fantasy › Science Fiction
• Books › Teens › Mysteries
• Books › Teens › History & Historical Fiction › Historical Fiction
• Books › Teens › Social Issues › Death