The sweet scent of lilacs permeates the air around Grandma’s gravesite. Only Sarah Kay can smell Grandma’s favorite flower, and they’re not even in bloom.
Sarah Kay and her best friend, Mary Jane, believe the lilacs
are a sign from Grandma’s ghost. The girls follow one ghostly clue after
another, uncovering a secret that Mom never wanted Sarah Kay to know.
Grandma makes sure Sarah Kay gets the message even from the
grave.
Excerpt
The house was blanketed in a quiet slumber. I snuggled under
the sleeping bag with Allison, trying not to think about ghosts, as I drifted
to sleep.
Random pictures floated in my mind like ghostly images.
I tiptoed among tombstones and my heart ached as if I had
lost something or someone. He had to be here, somewhere. The gravestones rose
like stone walls. No names engraved on them. No dates. No R.I.P. Nothing. Just
smooth, flat stones. Ghosts—grayish, smoky forms with black eyes—floated over
the tombstones. I shivered, suddenly
cold, freezing. My breath visible like a little ghost. I didn’t want to look at
the ghost anymore so I looked down at my feet. A tombstone with Grandma’s name
appeared out of nowhere. The earth moved. The dirt around the headstone broke
away and gnarled fingers clawed their way into the air, searching, grasping.
Shriveled fingers clutched my leg.
Something grabbed at my leg—the hand, I screamed and
frantically wiggled out of my sleeping bag, bumping MJ as I tried to get away
from the hand I thought I felt grab at my leg.
Bio
I’m Kay LaLone. Ghostly Clues is my first middle grade novel
published by MuseItUp. I live in Michigan with my husband and teenage son (two
older sons and a daughter-in-law live nearby) and two dogs and a cat. I love to
get up every morning and write about ghosts, the paranormal, and things that go
bump in the night. I write PB, MG and YA novels. No matter the books I write, I
want my readers to feel like they have met a new friend. I’m an avid reader of
just about any type of book (mystery, paranormal, and ghost stories are my
favorite). I do reviews and post them on my website and blog. I love to collect
old books, antiques, and collectibles. You can find many of my antiques and collectibles
selling on ebay and at fleamarkets.
Blog link www.kaylalone.blogspot.com
Website www.kaylalone.weebly.com
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Thanks so much Kay for stopping by. This book looks fabulous and one I am going to check out!
ReplyDeleteHi Kay You story looks like a good one for my granddaughter. Thank you for sharing
ReplyDeleteLeota
Thank you, Penny, for promoting Ghostly Clues on your blog today.
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