Dead Girl Dancing [Paperback]

Linda Joy Singleton (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 8, 2009 | Series: Dead Girl (Book 2)

I can't believe I'm in the wrong body—again!

Apparently, this freaky phenomenon of stepping into someone's life—and their body—has a name: Temp Lifer. And when my dead grandmother heaped on the praise for a job well done last time, I sort of let it happen again. (Grrr... thanks, Grammy.)

So now I'm hungover and gazing in the mirror at . . . my boyfriend's older sister, who is getting ready to go wild on spring break—while being pursued by a psycho stalker and a Dark Lifer. Help!

From the author of
THE SEER
series

Praise for the Dead Girl series

"Amber is truly a teen heroine readers will identify with, who brings new meaning to the word ‘dead.' A must-have for fans of the supernatural and the occult." —School Library Journal

 

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About the Author

With plots involving twins, cheerleaders, ghosts, psychics and clones, Linda Joy Singleton has published over 25 midgrade and YA books.

When she's not writing, she enjoys life in the country with a barnyard of animals including horses, cats, dogs and pigs. She especially loves to hear from readers and speaking at schools and libraries. She collects vintage series books like Nancy Drew, Trixie Belden and Judy Bolton.

When Linda is asked why she'd rather write for kids than adults, she says, "I love seeing the world through the heart of a child, where magic is real and every day begins a new adventure. I hope to inspire them to reach for their dreams. Writing for kids is a gift, a responsibility, and an honor."

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Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 12 and up
  
• Paperback: 264 pages
• Publisher: Flux (March 8, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0738714062
• ISBN-13: 978-0738714066
• Product Dimensions: 7.9 x 5.1 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,013,630 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

From Linda Joy Singleton:

When I was 9, I wrote a short story about a cat named Taben and stapled it into a "book" with pictures, too. A year later I rewrote the book, writing it neater, adding chapter titles, and putting games in the back. I didn't know it then but I was "revising" my work, an early step to learning how to become a writer.

When I was 14, I challenged myself to type a chapter a day over my 2 week Christmas vacation, and I finished a book (200 pages) in two weeks. This was an important achievement to me because I proved to myself that I could finish a book. Up until then I had many starts but only one "finish."

So you'd think I was poised to become a young published author? Maybe...but life jumped ahead of my dreams. I started working at age 17 plus had a short marriage. I didn't dust off my writing dreams until I was 27 and a mother of toddlers. I started off small, writing in the evening when my husband was home to help with the kids. By the time they were in school, I had a schedule of writing in the mornings. I sold my first book when I was 30, a chapter book called ALMOST TWINS. Someday (when I'm quite famous) this will be my more rare book since only a few thousand were ever printed and it was only sold in school book fairs. My first book never made it to bookstores.

My 36th book, THE SEER #6. MAGICIAN'S MUSE, came out in 2010. And in 2012, a spinoff from THE SEER starring Thorn, BURIED, comes out in March. Also, I'm working on a big world-creating book now that will be my biggest achievement yet...stay tuned for more dreams coming true.

Read short stories and enter a contest here: www.LindaJoySingleton.com

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Amber's Adventures Continue..., May 26, 2011

By 

April Deel - See all my reviews

This review is from: Dead Girl Dancing (Paperback)

...and I'm really enjoying how she's starting to come into her own. She's a little more confident than in Dead Girl Walking, but she still fumbles and struggles enough to make her a humorous, endearing, and very real teenage protagonist. The ending left me eager to read the next book in this series, which I plan to pick up right away!

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great book!, July 8, 2009

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Sarah Carey (Colorado) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Dead Girl Dancing (Paperback)

I love her books! This book is better than than the first and I can't wait for the third! It is definitely a must read!!

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Dead Girl, book two., May 17, 2009

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Detra Fitch "Always hunting good books." (USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Dead Girl Dancing (Paperback)

Seventeen-year-old Amber Borden is glad to be finished with her duties as a Temp Lifer. She closes her eyes for the transfer and opens them to find out that she is NOT back in her own body. This time Amber is in the body of Sharayah "Rayah" Rockingham. Of all bodies to end up within, why did it have to be the older sister of Eli, the guy Amber really likes? Amber hardly finishes calling Eli to tell him where she is when everything starts to go wrong. The immediate problem is that Rayah has a major hangover. Then another Temp Lifer shows up (in a celebrity's body) to give Amber her Guidance Evaluation Manual "GEM". The GEM is a blank book that magically writes out answers to most questions. This is followed by a threatening text message on Rayah's cellular phone.

Before Eli can get to Rayah's college dorm, Amber is hustled off to Venice Beach for Spring Break with two of Rayah's wild college friends. Mauve has been Rayah's roommate for three months and is wild with the guys. Sadie seems totally nice, yet she is a klepto who not only steals from stores, but also from her friends. Amber is still trying to shake off the hangover and learn why Rayah cut off communications with her family when Mauve and Sadie pick up two guys during a traffic jam. Once at the beach things get even worse. Their beach condo turns out to be a dump in the bad section of town, the most wanted Dark Lifer is in the area, Rayah's stalker is close by, and time is running out!

***** Book two begins with Amber's second assignment. What girl wants to wake up and find out that she is the older sister of her boyfriend? Awkward! I would have thought the author could not have made the situation more interesting than that; however, she did. One problem after another rears its head, each worse than the last, making time fly by as I try to read faster and faster. You will not want to stop so be sure you have several free hours before you open this book. Unputdownable! *****

Reviewed by Detra Fitch of Huntress Reviews.