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__The Mediator: Ninth Key__ by Jenny Carroll **Book #2 in the series** ISBN: 0-671-78798-5 c2001 230 pages

pp. 14-16 when the lady shows up in the middle of the night at her bedside.
 * Good sections to read aloud:**

Suze moved to California from New York to live with her mom, her new stepdad and his three boys a few weeks ago and already, she has encountered her share of ghosts, so she isn’t too happy when another ghost, a lady, appears at her bedside in the middle of the night screaming that Suze must tell “Red” that he isn’t responsible for killing her. Just like that, the ghost disappears and Suze has nothing more to go on except the name “Red.” She doesn’t even know what the ladies name is. Suze starts investigating on her own, which is a huge mistake....one that could easily end up getting her killed. Can Suze be secretive enough to find out the information she really needs without letting on that she thinks certain people are responsible for killing this lady?
 * Summary:**

YA fiction: mystery; mediators; death; stepbrothers; ghosts

©Jennifer Lang - WDMS 2004