Haunted (2003) (edit title/settings)

Ridiculously Simplified Synopsis edit see section history

show spoilers

Characters edit see section history

• Susannah Simon: Also known as 'Suze'; a Mediator -- someone who can communicate with dead people and sends them off into the 'next life.' Lives with her mother, step-dad and three step brothers in Carmel, California
• Andy Ackerman: Suze's stepdad, a great cook and DIY man
• Helen Ackerman: Suze's mum, a popular newswoman
• Jesse de Silva: A hot ghost from the 1800's, he hangs around Suze's house, which was where he was killed. He is one of Suze's best friends, and is her crush.
• Father Dominic: Principal of the Juniperro Serra Mission Academy, the school where Suze and her brothers attend. Also a mediator
• Paul Slater: He's another mediator, and a pretty strong one, too. His powers go beyond the normal seeing-ghosts thing, if you can call that normal. He tries to convince Suze that her job isn't to help ghosts after all, and that she should use her powers as he does, mainly when it's to his advantage. He also has a crush on Suze.
• Jake "Sleepy" Ackerman: Real name Jake, he's Suze's older step-brother, nicknamed Sleepy because that's how he seems all the time, lazy and uninterested. He has a job delivering pizza in order to save money for a new car.
• Brad "Dopey" Ackerman: Another of Suze's step-brothers, he's Suze's age. His nickname is Dopey because, well, that's sort of how he acts.
• David "Doc" Ackerman: Suze's younger step-brother, he's smart, funny, and also happens to be Suze's favorite among her siblings. His real name is David.
• Ceecee Webb: One of Suze's best friends.
• Craig Jankow: Ghost who died in a sailing accident. Blames his brother Neil.
• Neil Jankow: Jealous of his brother Craig. Regrets what happend on the "catamaran" (sail boat).

Quotes edit see section history

• “"Aren't you forgetting something?" "Oh, you mean , did I forget to tell you not to speak to me again? Yes."”

• “Excuse me. I have to go commit a murder.”

  Susannah Simon

• “I have often found that with some enemies, politeness can be as strong a deterrent as a fist.”

  Susannah Simon

• “Unrequited love is all right in books and things, but in real life, it completely sucks.”

  Susannah Simon

• “Men suck. I mean it. Either you want them and they don't want you, or they want you and you don't want them.”

  Ceecee Webb

• “He wants what all ghosts want. To be alive again. SuzeChurch? Your Jewish, Suze, in case I need to remind you.”

  Ceecee Webb

• “Our slogan should be Vote Suze: She Doesn't Suck.”

  Adam McTavish

• Popular Highlights from Kindle Customers

• Unrequited love is all right in books and things, but in real life, it completely sucks.

  Highlighted by 21 Kindle customers

• My relationship with Jesse made Critical Theory Since Plato look like The Poky Little Puppy.

  Highlighted by 10 Kindle customers

• “How could I stay?” Jesse wanted to know. “Father Dominic was right. You need to be with someone your family and your friends can actually see. You need to be with someone who can grow old with you. You need to be with someone alive.”

  Highlighted by 9 Kindle customers

• “Fraternizing with the enemy!” he cried. “For shame, wench!”

  Highlighted by 9 Kindle customers

• That kiss…that kiss was the best thing that ever happened to me.” I was simply stating a fact. That’s all. A fact that I’d been sure he’d already known.

  Highlighted by 8 Kindle customers

• But I guess it came as a surprise to him, since the next thing I knew, he’d pulled me into his arms, and was kissing me all over again.

  Highlighted by 7 Kindle customers

• I hadn’t been named Girl Most Likely to Dismember Someone back at my old school in Brooklyn for nothing, you know.

  Highlighted by 6 Kindle customers

• Because he loved me. And yeah, okay, maybe that meant he had to move out…and yeah, there was the whole Paul thing. I still wasn’t too sure what I was going to do about that. But what did any of that matter? He loved me! And this time when he kissed me, no one interrupted.

  Highlighted by 6 Kindle customers

• “Oh, so going to Catholic school is your dream?” I asked sarcastically. “It is if you’re there,” Paul said, just as lightly…but not quite as sarcastically.

  Highlighted by 6 Kindle customers

• “And I suppose you think you’re just the guy to play Mr. Miyagi to my Karate Kid.”

  Highlighted by 5 Kindle customers

First Sentence edit see section history

Glossary edit see section history

• mediator: A person that can see ghosts.
• shifter: A person, who is usually also a mediator, that can shift themselves through dimensions.

Series & Lists edit see section history

Preceded by Darkest Hour, and followed by Twilight.

Authors & Contributors edit see section history

1. Meg Cabot (Author)

First Edition edit see section history

Classification edit see section history

• Library of Congress: CPB Box no. 3156 vol. 20 Copyright Pbk Coll FT MEADE
• Dewey: 813.6

Notes for Parents edit see section history

Ages 15 and Up

Subjects edit see section history

• Books › Teens › Authors, A-Z › ( C ) › Cabot, Meg
• Books › Teens › Science Fiction & Fantasy › Fantasy
• Books › Teens › Social Issues › Being a Teen
• Books › Teens › Literature & Fiction › Adventure & Thrillers
• Books › Teens › Science Fiction & Fantasy › Science Fiction
• Books › Teens › Horror

More Books Like This edit see section history

Books with Additional Background Information edit see section history