The Tricksters
Seventeen-year-old Harry prefers writing an extravagantly romantic story to mingling with her family, assorted friends and three ghostly guests all come to a New Zealand seaside vacation house to celebrate the Christmas holidays. Her private reflections are mirrored in events already in motion as Harry realizes the three ghosts have come from her story, but are they also connected to the drowning Teddy Carnival, son of the house's original owner, years before? As multiple opposites abound and attract, Harry's thoughts about life, and her sexual awakening, find expression through supernatural elements. Strong characters, brilliant uses of imagery and humor, and subtle foreshadowing distinguish a stimulating, complex, multi-leveled story. ©1987 Cooperative Children's Book Center
CCBC Age Recommendation: Age 14 and older
Age Range:
Grades 9-12 (Age 14 and older)
Format:
Novel
Subjects:
Families
Fantasy
Humor
Love and Romance
Mysteries
Sex and Sexuality
Supernatural
Publisher:
Margaret K. McElderry Books
Publish Year: 1987
Pages: 266
ISBN: 0689504004
CCBC Location: Fiction, Mahy