What happens when growing up means leaving someone behind, even if that someone is a ghost?
This week on Reading in the Middle, Annisha Jeffries welcomes award-winning author Wendelin Van Draanen for a lively conversation about storytelling, imagination, and her novel Ghosted.
Wendelin, the Edgar Award-winning author of the beloved Sammy Keyes mysteries, Flipped, and the Schneider Family Book Award-winning The Running Dream, has spent decades creating unforgettable characters.
In Ghosted, she introduces Gemma and Jimmy, whose extraordinary relationship explores friendship, first love, the passage of time, and the complicated art of letting go.
With warmth, humor, and a storyteller's curiosity, Wendelin reminds us that the most imaginative stories often have something deeply human at their center.
Whether you've been reading her books for years or are discovering her for the first time, this conversation is for anyone who has ever wished a great story could last just a little longer.
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