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The Ghosts of Now

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Joan Lowery Nixon is the best mystery writer out there! I don't know how she does it, but every single book that she writes becomes a hit! She mixes terror and fear with love, devotion, and other common emotions to create stories that not only entertain you, but reach out to you! "The Ghosts of Now" was no exception. However, I feel that Nixon left the most important part of the story -- the ending -- in the dust; it was just way too abrupt and not suspenseful. Aside from that, Nixon gives away too much information about the characters too early in the story!

The story is about a girl named Angie. One night, her brother leaves, but fails to tell Angie where. Since their parents aren't home, Jeremy feels as though he doesn't have to explain himself. After he leaves, Angie gets a call from a person who whispers to her that 'Her brother is dead.' Now -- with Jeremy in a coma, after being the victim of a hit-and run -- Angie sets out on a determined journey to find the coward that attempted to murder her brother. But, it's not as easy as it sounds. People around the town are "hush-hush" about what they saw they night, and Angie finds that the majority of them are lying! Who? Why? Angie tries to answer these questions before someone tries to stop her in "The Ghosts of Now."

"The Ghosts of Now" is one of the best books I have ever read.Nixion keeps all readers glued to the end of their sets. Angie (main character) is one of the best characters Nixion has ever created Angie is a determined and loving sister to Jeramy (Angie's brother who is a coma) If like a book that keeps you guessing this is a good one for you.I LOVED this book! You must read it!

A very good Mystey book by Nixon. It has a very good understanding.I thought it was a good book, I could not put it down.

In the book, The Ghosts of Now by Joan Lowery Nixon, Angie, the main character, finds herself home alone on a Friday night when the phone rings. On the other end a stranger whispers, Your brother is dead. She later finds her brother Jeremy is in a coma at the hospital and may never recover. She feels alone and has to suspect that even her new boyfriend, Del, is a suspect. She has courage and bravery in finding out who did this to her brother. Her parents dont support her very well in doing so. Her father is a work-a-holic and her mother is always drinking to forget her problems. She finds that not even her parents seem too concerned about the incident.

I give this book a 3 on a rating of zero to five. Its not horrible and its not fantastic. The problem with it is that the beginning is extremely boring. There isnt much action at all, and all through the book its pretty slow moving. Even with the lack of actions it gets very good at some points. Fortunately, the book gets a better pace near the middle of the book.

Another problem was that the author was not too descriptive. She didnt get her descriptions to make the book better. I dont enjoy mysteries all that much unless its a fantastic book, which this is definitely not. This book was well written, if you dont include the failure of descriptive words and the lack of excitement at times. I feel that Nixon left the most important part of the story, the ending, in the dust. It was just way too sudden and not suspenseful. Also, the author gave away too much information about the characters too early in the story. This book does not have a stead pace and it is hard to understand unless you are really interested and can pay complete attention to it. Compared to other books it is fairly easy to read and comprehend at an 8th grade reading level.

Angi Dupree and her family have moved to the town Farlie.Leaving behind their friends.For Angie adjusting is hard,
beacause she misses Calfornia and her best friend Meredith.Yet she soon makes a friend named Del.Who takes her on a tour of Farlie.During the tour he tells her about the Andrew House and
how it's suppose to be haunted.Angie's brother Jeremy also has a
new friend named Boyd.Who Angie does'nt like and feels has to much of a hold on her brother.One day while alone in their new home.Angie gets a phone call saying "You're brother's dead.She rushes to the hospital and finds out her brother was in a accident.Yet someone hit Jeremy with a car it was a Hit and Run.
Her and her family try to get the police involed yet somethings strange about Farlie.They don't like outsiders and they stick by their own.So Angie sets out to find out what really happened to Jeremy.Yet to do this she must go to the Andrew House.Is it really haunted?Who hit her brother with the car and then just left?Is Del really a friend? Read the book and find out.

I thought that it was a very good book. I love reading mysteries and it was definetly a mystery. I recommend this book to everyone. It gets interesting when Angie Depree's brother gets hit by a car and is in the hostpital and she goes into the Andrews' place and finds that stuff. When she finds his poetry that he wrote it, makes them a lot closer even if he didn't know she read it. It helps all of them relieze how and Angie and her brother felt about all the moves. Del was a lot of help to Angie in helping her to get everything straight. Debbie doesn't help one bit with getting Angie worried about Del always being with her. Angie shouldn't have blamed Debbie for the accident even if she thought she did it.

In the book the Ghosts of Now by Joan Lowery Nixon, Angie has a great effort in teamwork. Angie had just moved to a new town, and she seems to find something suspicious. Angie has met a friend named Boyd that shows her a spooky house that has weird things going on inside of it. She keeps getting scary prank calls after her brother Jeremy got struck down in a hit-and-run accident. Angie alone has to figure out the mysterious mystery about the phone calls and her brother's accident. Her Friend Boyd is willing to help her with the mystery and she allows him to help her. Together they go through many adventures to figure out what had really happened on that scary night.

Angie and Boyd show a great example of teamwork because they work together and help each other. While I was reading this book, I was thinking about how teamwork is really important to close friends. Close friends, like Angie and Boyd, should be using teamwork because that's how good friends get their relationship closer. This book is shows an excellent example of teamwork and I recommend it to anybody.

This book "The Ghosts of Now," was an exciting thriller. It all starts on a stormy Friday night. On that Friday night Angie Dupree gets a phone call, someone says "Your brother is dead." When she goes to the hospital she fines out that her is stuck in coma which he may never recover from. Angie has a hit and run case in her hands. Angie doesn't know what happened last night, but she is determined to find out who did this to her brother. Before her brother was left in coma he said to her, "Angie, don't go in the house on Huckleberry street." Angie starts to wonder why he said that so she goes into his room and starts to look around the desk. She finds something that may be some real use to her in the case. Does Angie solve the mystery?
Joan Lowery Nixon is one of the most greatest mystery writers I know. She has wrote over 100 books for everyone to read. Joan Lowery Nixon has been called the Grande Dame of Young Adult Mysteries. She is also the four-time winner of the Edgar Allan Poe Best Young Adult Mystery Writers of America Award.
I recommend "The Ghost of Now," because it is a real thriller. It kept me in suspense though the whole book. I couldn't put it down. I love this book and all the other books that she has written. If you want some mystery suspense then make sure you pick up a novel by Joan Lowery Nixon.

This book "The Ghosts of Now," was an exciting thriller. It all starts on a stormy Friday night. On that Friday night Angie Dupree gets a phone call, someone says "Your brother is dead." When she goes to the hospital she fines out that her is stuck in coma which he may never recover from. Angie has a hit and run case in her hands. Angie doesn't know what happened last night, but she is determined to find out who did this to her brother. Before her brother was left in coma he said to her, "Angie, don't go in the house on Huckleberry street." Angie starts to wonder why he said that so she goes into his room and starts to look around the desk. She finds something that may be some real use to her in the case. Does Angie solve the mystery?
Joan Lowery Nixon is one of the most greatest mystery writers I know. She has wrote over 100 books for everyone to read. Joan Lowery Nixon has been called the Grande Dame of Young Adult Mysteries. She is also the four-time winner of the Edgar Allan Poe Best Young Adult Mystery Writers of America Award.
I recommend "The Ghost of Now," because it is a real thriller. It kept me in suspense though the whole book. I couldn't put it down. I love this book and all the other books that she has written. If you want some mystery suspense then make sure you pick up a novel by Joan Lowery Nixon.

Joan Lowery Nixon is an amazing author. Her books are always winners. This one was no exception. It was a fast paced thriller that I read in one night. Read this novel if you love a good mystery with an ending you'll love and a certain addition to your own library.