The Ghost and the Goth 

by Stacey Kade

This is a humorous ghost story. We have the character of Alona Dare, the most popular, fashionable, beautiful, senior, voted homecoming queen 3 years in a row, co-captain of the cheerleading squad, "IT" girl of her high school; that is until she is dead.  Hit by a bus full of band geeks no less.  Even though she is dead she does not seem to leave this life for the afterlife or wherever she must go. She is surprised to see that her 'best friends' do not even seem to really care that she is gone, in fact her closest friend is already making a move on her boyfriend.  It cannot get worse than this, to be stuck here to see all of this happening and everyone moving on with their lives unaffected by her death.  The only person who might be able to help her is Will Killian, who according to Alona is a total loser and an outcast, but beggars can't be choosers.  That is if Will is willing to help her.  Will can see, hear, and touch ghosts and life for him sucks, especially after he saw Alona, the homecoming queen.  Once Alona realizes this, there is no way she is going to leave him alone until she gets what she wants.  Will she trust Will with her secrets, and with another ghost trying to kill Will, how can Alona help him? If these two opposites stop hating each other and trust one another, they might be able to help each other.  This book is full of surprises and each will see a part of the other they would have never seen otherwise. People are not who they seem to be at first sight; by the end of the book you will be rooting for this couple.