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The Ghost and the Goth: Book 2

Queen of the Dead (2011) (edit title/settings)

A Ghost and the Goth Novel

by Stacey Kade (Author) (edit contributors)

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After being sent back from the light, Alona Dare - former homecoming queen, current Queen of the Dead - finds herself doing something she never expected: working. Instead of spending days perfecting her tan by the pool (her typical summer routine when she was, you know,  alive ), Alona must... read more

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After being sent back from the light, Alona Dare - former homecoming queen, current Queen of the Dead - finds herself doing something she never expected: working. Instead of spending days perfecting her tan by the pool (her typical summer routine when she was, you know, alive ), Alona must... read more (warning: may contain spoilers)

After being sent back from the light, Alona Dare - former homecoming queen, current Queen of the Dead - finds herself doing something she never expected: working. Instead of spending days perfecting her tan by the pool (her typical summer routine when she was, you know, alive ), Alona must now cater to the needs of other lost spirits. By her side for all of this - ugh - “helping of others” is Will Killian: social outcast, seer of the dead, and someone Alona cares about more than she’d like. Before Alona can make a final ruling on Will’s “friend” or “more” status, though, she discovers trouble at home. Her mom is tossing out Alona’s most valuable possessions, and her dad is expecting a new daughter with his wicked wife. Is it possible her family is already moving on? Hello! She’s only been dead for two months! Thankfully, Alona knows just the guy who can put a stop to this mess. Unfortunately for Alona, Will has other stuff on his mind, and Mina, a young (and beautiful) seer, is at the top of the list. She’s the first ghost-talker Will’s ever met—aside from his father—and she may hold answers to Will’s troubled past. But can she be trusted? Alona immediately puts a check mark in the “clearly not” column. But Will is - ahem - willing to find out, even if it means leaving a hurt and angry Alona to her own devices, which is never a good idea.

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  • Alona Dare: Will's spirit guide. She was hit and killed by a bus full a band geeks. She is a former homecoming queen and current Queen of the Dead. She feels for Will but won't admit it. Her mother is a alcoholic. Her father divorced her mother and remarried. She does not make friends easily, rather she has followers.
  • William Killian: Eighteen years old. He is a social outcast and has always been able to see the dead.His father had the same gift but committed suicide because he was tired of hiding. Will has had feelings for Alona since sixth grade and he never thought he would have the chance to see her as he does now with her dead.
  • Mina Blackwell: A young (and beautiful) seer. She can only see ghost when they are still. She is older than Will by six months.
  • Mrs. Ruiz: Ghost. Beefy with broad shoulders. Has a mustache. Not particularly feminine.
  • Liesel Marks: Ghost. Died on prom night in the late seventies. Follows Alona around. Wears a pink polka-dotted dress.
  • Eric Hargrove: Ghost. Died on prom night in the late seventies. Liesel's prom date. Wears a powder-blue tuxedo.
  • Claire LaForet Pederson: Liesel's best friend growing up. Brit Lit teacher at Will's former high school.
  • Russ Dare: Alona's father.
  • Gigi Dare: Alona's step-mother. Pregnant.
  • Lily Turner: Drove into a tree and "killed" her soul. She was Will's friend.
  • Corrine Turner: Lily's mother.
  • Jason Turner: Lily's father.
  • Tyler Turner: Lily's thirteen year old brother.
  • John Blackwell: Mina's father.
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Quotes edit see section history

  • “Dopey couldn’t catch his own ass if it was on the seat next to him.”
    Alona
  • “Her shoulder pressed into me, and her leg rested against mine.Thirty seconds ago, I’d been concerned about nothing other than finding Mrs. Ruiz and getting in and out of the house undetected. Now all I could think about were those two points of contact between us, connecting in a white-hot line of awareness.I turned to see her watching, so close, so very close to me.”
  • “Her scent filled me, overwhelmed me with the desire to shut out everything but her. This girl who equally drove me crazy and made me care about her more than I should. She was the only one who understood. The only one who could help make what I was more bearable, even if she occasionally tortured me in the process.”
  • “But that was not what my mom had in mind.Add to all of that, the person that I spent the most time with now was a beautiful girl who happened to be a spirit but who was still living (in her own way) and very touchable? Yeah. For some reason, that meant only one thing to my mom—the possibility of me having weird, undead, inter-dimensional SEX. Right.”

First Sentence edit see section history

On television, ghost-talkers run antique stores, solve crimes, or stand on stage in a nice suit giving the teary-eyed audience a toothy, yet sympathetic grin.

Table of Contents edit see section history

1. Will
2. Alona
3. Will
4. Alona
5. Will
6. Alona
7. Will
8. Alona
9. Will
10. Alona
11. Will
12. Alona
13. Will
14. Alona
15. Will
16. Alona
17. Will
18. Will
19. Alona
20. Will

Series & Lists edit see section history

This is book 2 of 4 in The Ghost and the Goth. (standard series)

Preceded by The Ghost and the Goth , and followed by Body & Soul.

Authors & Contributors edit see section history

  1. Stacey Kade (Author)

First Edition edit see section history

Original Language: English
Publisher: Hyperion Book CH
Country: USA
Publication Date: June 7, 2011
ISBN: 9781423134671
Page Count: 288

More Books Like This edit see section history

   
  • The Ghost and the Goth
  • Nevermore

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