Because there was heartbreak in this book as well. But my heart was also going out to Olivia. The whole time I was reading, I just wanted to know what had really happened on the night that Stern was killed. In this book, Kate Ellison had just the right mix of ghost, heartbreak and mystery. And that's probably a good thing, because Notes from Ghost Town ended up having a lot of what I like in a story. Though I had read the synopsis and it had really caught my attention, the story I read was not what I thought it would be. 'About this title' may belong to another edition of this title.Notes from Ghost Town was different from what I expected. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. Miller Cover, Homewood Public Library, ALα(c) Copyright 2011.

Hubbard's The Secret Year (Viking, 2010).-Heather E. This book will find many readers, among them fans of Sarah Dessen's works and Jennifer R. Ellison portrays Olivia sympathetically yet realistically, creating a believable character in an extreme situation. She feels as if her parents, home, friends, and even her artistic talent have all deserted her in one way or another. Olivia mourns not only the loss of her best friend/romantic interest, but also the life she once knew. If it is truly appearing, what could be causing his spirit's unrest? This tightly plotted novel is both heartfelt and suspenseful.

When Stern's ghost shows up to save her from drowning, she wonders if it is another sign of her oncoming madness or if the visitation is real. With the boy she secretly loved dead, her father remarrying, and her mother in prison awaiting sentencing, Olivia struggles to make it through each day.

She is afraid that her graying vision is just the first sign of impending, inherited schizophrenia. And just a week before Stern's death, Olivia's sight started faltering, all color bleaching out of her world. Unable to cope, Olivia's father filed for divorce. Her mother had never been well balanced, and her refusal to stay on her meds led to increasing mental instability. Gr 9-11-Sixteen-year-old Olivia's best friend, Stern, is murdered, and her mother confesses to the crime.

Notes from ghost town by kate ellison