Elizabeth Cody Kimmel

When a boy finally gets exactly what he wants from Santa, he learns that owning a real penguin may not have been a good idea after all.

Moving to Alaska with her father and sullen younger brother, twelve-year-old Tee happily explores her new home's open spaces with her dog, Henry, who is seriously alarmed by a menacing shadow with links to dark local secrets.

Mulgrew Middle School Summer Trip to Paris

Madame Chavotte:

French Teacher and Chaperone.

Built like a tank, with only one eyebrow.

Charlotte McGrath:

Vault of European Information.

In Command of All Details.

Bonnie Roberts:

Astral Traveler and Channeler of Messages from the Universe.

Janet Graham:

Obsessed with All That Is French.

Insists on pronouncing own name Jah-nay.

Lewis Pilsky:

Computer God. Walking Pillar of Geekdom.

Bud

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What happens when mediums face off?
Spirit-seeing Kat has pretty much overcome her fear of communicating with ghosts. But when she and her best friend, Jac, visit the Whispering Pines Mountain House and Kat is challenged to help a deceased medium make her way back into the light, things get a little darker.
From battling off deadly black clouds to fighting with her very best friend, Kat's weeklong stay at the haunted mountain house is anything...