Ginger High [Paperback]

Melissa Burmester (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 15, 2009

Ginger High is no ordinary school. It is a school for students with special powers. Many years ago people came to Earth from the Kingdom of Animist, a parallel universe. Two long time friends, Matthias and Amanta, attended the school and then returned home to Animist. The school has had many unexplained deaths. Daisy Fisher attends the school after her old school burns down. Matthias and Amanta are called back to the school to help solve the mysteries. What are powers? And what is with this crazy school? Welcome to Ginger High.

Editorial Reviews

About the Author

Melissa Burmester is presently living in East Moriches, NY with her twin brother George, her parents and their cat Cosmo. Melissa has been writing about vampires and the supernatural since the age of twelve. She has written a few short stories, but Ginger High is her first novel. She is presently attending Westhampton Beach High School, and is planning a career as a writer and a teacher.

Product Details

• Paperback: 229 pages
• Publisher: Infinity Publishing (May 15, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0741453630
• ISBN-13: 978-0741453631
• Product Dimensions: 5.5 x 8.5 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #5,395,285 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Melissa Burmester is presently living in East Moriches, NY with her twin brother George, her parents and their cat Cosmo. Melissa has been writing about vampires and the supernatural since the age of twelve. She has written a few short stories, but "Ginger High" is her first novel. She is presently attending Westhampton Beach High School, and is planning a career as a writer and a teacher.

Customer Reviews

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Keep on writing -- you have the creative spark!, May 17, 2010

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Ellen C. Maze "author of Rabbit: Chasing Beth... (Montgomery, AL United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Ginger High (Paperback)

I happened upon this book while trolling another web site and wanted to put in my two cents.

I am taking into account the age of the author and saying WELL DONE! You have a very developed sense of imagination and creativity. I believe you could be a bestselling author if you keep working at it. This is an excellently constructed novel for someone your age.

I wish you great success,

Ellen C Maze

Bestselling author of unique vampire fiction

and coming soon to Amazon RABBIT: LEGACY

1.0 out of 5 stars Not well written..., April 18, 2010

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Sarah Woodard (Bremerton, WA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Ginger High (Paperback)

For most of this book, I had to reread passages several times and I still didn't have a clue. There were so many characters that I kept on getting confused on who was who and what exactly there purpose was in the book. Most characters were described by only there name and gender. Many of the character's little personalities changed randomly through out the book. I had no clue what was happening in the plot. I knew that there were murders and something to do with a high school. To me, it felt like it was just a ton of random events in one book. I did find the fantasy elements to be interesting, but the world wasn't described at all. I know that this book is written by the author when she was twelve-years-old. I don't think that she had much experience with writing. I think that this book needed a lot of work before it should have been published. There was a lack of plot and strong characters. This book needed a lot more development, too. I obviously don't recommend this book to anyone.

2.0 out of 5 stars Some drawbacks.., November 4, 2009

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A. Jacobs - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Ginger High (Paperback)

As I read this book I had to keep reminding myself of 2 things-1.This is the authors first book and 2. The author is only 14 years old. With that being said, this was on okay book for teens, but you could also tell that this was a first book and by a young adult. There were too many characters to get a real feel for any of them. The story skipped around with holes throughout the plot. But again this was a 14 year olds first book. At that age she has plenty of time to fix her writing and create a masterpiece. Kudos to the author for already having a book published at that age!!