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It’s springtime of senior year, and psychic sleuth
Daisy Giordano is preparing to say goodbye to
Nightshade High. But no college acceptance
letters have arrived yet, and she’s beginning
to worry about where she’ll end up come fal
l—and if it will be anywhere near her... read more

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  • Daisy Giordano: The main character. Has telekinesis, and is a telepathic. She is also Ryan's girlfriend.
  • Poppy Giordano: One of Daisy's older sister. She has telekinesis and is dating a vampire named Liam.
  • Rose Giordano: One of Daisy's older sister. Is dating a shifter named Nicholas and is a telepathic.
  • Ryan Mendez: Popular football player in Nightshade. Also a shifter, and Daisy's boyfriend.
  • Samantha: Caption of the chearleading squad, very popular, Daisy's best friend, and Sean's steady girlfriend.
  • Sean: Big football player and werewolf. Also Sam's steady boyfriend.
  • Natalie: She is a witch and Slim's girlfriend.
  • Liam: Poppy's boyfriend, a vampire
  • Balthazar: Circe's pig. Daisy recently found out that the spirit of Bam, who mysteriously disappeared at the same time his fiance Lily did, is trapped inside the pig.
  • Grandma Giordano: Daisy, Poppy, and Rose's grandmother on their father's side.
  • Mr. Bone: The head of the council. Also Mort who owns Mort's Mortuary and Nicholas's adopted father.
  • Mrs. Wilder: Owner of the Wilder mansion and is the younger sister of Lily.
  • Spenser Devereaux: Samantha's father
  • Claudia: Liam's sister
  • Nicholas: Rose's boyfriend, also a shifter, and Mort's adopted son.
  • Slim: The owner of the main diner, Slim's. Flo's brother, he's invisible, and Daisy's boss.
  • Wolfgang: Bane's younger brother, a were
  • Katie: Youngest sister of Sean
  • Bianca: A shifter that turns into a black kitten.
  • Officer Denton: An officer in Nightshade.
  • Wolfgang Paxton: A shifter in one of the founding families.
  • Jessica: One of Sean's younger sisters.
  • Tyler: Penny's boyfriend
  • Reese: Add a description of this character.
  • Rachel: A chearleader. Also one of Sam and Daisy's friends.
  • Lily Varcol: Mrs. Wilder's older sister that mysteriously disappeared when Mrs. Wilder was a little girl. Daisy recently found out that Lily's spirit is trapped instead a jukebox.
  • Circe Silvertongue: The one who trapped the souls of Lily and Bam. Court's new girlfriend, a chef, and a sorceress. She is also one of Daisy's enemies.
  • Count Dracul: Circe Silvertongue's vampire boyfriend, and Liam's dad.
  • Lil: The jukebox that has Lily's soul trapped inside it. It likes to play prophetic music.
  • Cheif Mendez: The cheif of police in Nightshade, and Ryan's father. He is also a shifter.
  • Trinity: The new, mysterious woman in Nightshade. She is extremely sketchy.
  • Flo: Slim's sister and waitress of the diner.
  • Rafe Giordano: Daisy, Poppy, and Rose's dad.
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  • “Wilder's? That was a special-occasion restaurant, not the kind of place we normally went on date night. I once had a few cooking lessons from their former chef, although the lessons were more like unpaid labor than a learning experience.”
    Daisy
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  • 'The more that you read, the more things you will know. The more that you learn, the more places you'll go.''
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  • 'Furriest and foxiest,' Penny said. 'I'm talking to you, Ryan Mendez.'
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  • You know what they say: The couple that solves crimes together stays together. Well, they don't really say that, but they should.
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  • 'Hey, babe,' Ryan said. He nuzzled my neck.
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First Sentence edit see section history

I was haunting the mailbox.

Series & Lists edit see section history

This is book 5 of 7 in Dead Is. (standard series)

Preceded by Dead Is Just a Rumor, and followed by Dead Is a Battlefield.

Authors & Contributors edit see section history

  1. Marlene Perez (Author)

First Edition edit see section history

Original Language: English
Publisher: Graphia Books
Country: USA
Publication Date: May 2, 2011
ISBN: 978-0547345932
Page Count: 252

Notes for Parents edit see section history

Reading Level: Young Adults

+12

Books with Additional Background Information edit see section history

   
  • Dead Is the New Black
  • Dead Is a State of Mind
  • Dead Is So Last Year
  • Dead Is Just a Rumor

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