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Past Midnight
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Past Midnight: Book 1

Past Midnight (2010) (edit title/settings)

by Mara Purnhagen (Author) (edit contributors)

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I don't believe in ghosts. Unfortunately, they believe in me...

Let me set the record straight. My name is Charlotte Silver and I'm not one of those paranormal-obsessed freaks you see on TV…no, those would be my parents, who have their own ghost-hunting reality show. And while I'm... read more

Characters edit see section history

  • 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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  • “The truth is that the paranormal is normal. It’s just a normal we don’t understand yet,”
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First Sentence edit see section history

I was never normal, but I liked to pretend that I was.

Table of Contents edit see section history

Acknowledgments
One - Twenty-two

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

This is book 1 of 5 in Past Midnight. (standard series)

Followed by One Hundred Candles.

This book is in Harlequin Teen. (publisher series)
This is book 201009 of 17 in Publications by Harlequin TEEN. (community list)

Authors & Contributors edit see section history

  1. Mara Purnhagen (Author)

First Edition edit see section history

Original Language: English
Publisher: Harlequin Teen
Country: United States of America
Publication Date: September 1, 2010
ISBN: 978-0373210206
Page Count: 224

Notes for Parents edit see section history

Reading Level: Young Adults

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

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