A Girl, a Ghost, and the Hollywood Hills

By Zindel, Lizabeth

Publishers Summary:
When HollyÕs mother dies unexpectedly, she thinks things canÕt get much worse. But then her dad starts dating again. And his new girlfriend is HollyÕs auntÑher momÕs sister! Aunt Claudia is known in Hollywood as the Queen of B Movies. Horror films, zombie flicks, sheÕs made them all. Holly never liked her aunt, but now she positively canÕt stand her. Especially once the ghost of her mother appears and tells Holly that Claudia was to blame for her death. Inspired by Hamlet, this funny novel about the danger of family secrets is a modern comic take on a classic Shakespearean tragedy.

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ISBN
978-0-67001-159-9
Publisher
Viking Juvenile


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School Library Journal

Reviewed on December 1, 2010  |  Grades 5-up

Gr 8 Up—Holly comes home from boarding school knowing that her dad is now dating her aunt. Her deceased mom, who had inherited Goldmeyer Productions from her father, didn't get along with her sister, and Holly dislikes and distrusts the woman. When her mother's ghost appears, telling Holly that she was murdered by Aunt Claudia, the teen becomes consumed with planning her revenge. In the midst of all of this, Holly meets a...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

Horn Book Guide

Reviewed on January 1, 2010

Only six months after Holly's mother's death, Holly finds out that her entertainment lawyer dad is now seriously dating her mom's awful...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

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