Fifteen-year-old Billy Pellens is horrified when his parents tell him he has to go to boarding school for a year. It means leaving all his friends and having to adjust to a completely new life. Ok, so big deal? Yeah right, except the spirit of his twin sister Becky, who died at birth, refuses to move on. Somehow, she has always managed to age at the same rate as him, so now she'll be 'residing' with him in a dorm full of teenage boys. Becky may be just a ghost, but she still has wants and needs like any teenage girl. Going to boarding school with Billy presents a whole new world of possibilities. Surely there'll be some like-minded spirits hanging around a place like that? Billy is cool, and she loves him, but sometimes the 'alives' just don't get it. Hellesville College is about to get a long overdue shakeup! Hi, and thanks for reading my story. It's now published, but I thought I'd put it up here and give people a chance to read for free! I am currently working on the 2nd book in the series, so stay tuned! Hope you enjoy What Ghost? Jen

August finally is starting to fit in until he starts to join the wrong group of kids who use him. When August starts to find out, he tries to slowly fade away from the group and join his read friends again. But things aren't as easy as it seems, family troubles are making things even harder for August.

***#68 in Nonfiction on 12/5/17*** ***#17 in Essay on 5/13/18*** "Have no friends not equal to yourself." -Confucius My favorite of Mr. Browne's precepts from Wonder by R. J. Palacio. This essay reflects on how this theme is demonstrated by the character relationships throughout the book. *Update on 11/25/17: I've added my review of the new Wonder movie. (minor spoiler warning) *Update on 12/2/17: I changed the Note at the beginning in response to recent events concerning plagiarism.