A Certain Slant of Light

A Certain Slant of Light - Paperback

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A Certain Slant of Light

A Certain Slant of Light - Paperback

by Laura Whitcomb
$18.99
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by Laura Whitcomb (Author)

In the class of the high school English teacher she has been haunting, Helen feels them: for the first time in 130 years, human eyes are looking at her. They belong to a boy, a boy who has not seemed remarkable until now. And Helen--terrified, but intrigued--is drawn to him. The fact that he is in a body and she is not presents this unlikely couple with their first challenge. But as the lovers struggle to find a way to be together, they begin to discover the secrets of their former lives and of the young people they come to possess.


She is a spirit, he is a boy possessed by one. What happens when their search for a future together unearths a past neither can escape?


  • Paranormal Romance: For 130 years, Helen has been an invisible ghost. But when a mysterious boy in her English class is the first to see her, a love story begins that defies the boundary between the living and the dead.
  • Love After Death: Helen is a spirit without a body; James is a spirit who has borrowed one. Their impossible connection is the only thing that feels real as they navigate a world that can't see them.
  • Supernatural Romance: As their bond deepens, they realize their meeting was no accident. Unlocking the tragic events of their past lives is the key to their future, but it may also be what tears them apart.
  • Possession: Discovering they can inhabit the bodies of the living offers a chance to finally be together, but this dangerous power comes with a cost neither of them could have predicted.
Number of Pages: 288
Dimensions: 0.7 x 8.02 x 5.32 IN
Publication Date: September 01, 2005
Award: Green Mountain Book Award (2008)
Accelerated Reader:
Quiz Name: Certain Slant of Light
Interest Level: Upper Grades, 9-12
Reading Level: 5
Point Value: 12
ISBN9780618585328
Author Laura Whitcomb
PublisherClarion Books
GenreYoung adult
FormatPaperback
PublishedSeptember 2005
LanguageENG- English
Pages288
Weight1.0 lb
Target AudienceTeens & young adults
Print SizeStandard Print

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About Laura Whitcomb

LAURA WHITCOMB is the author of A Certain Slant of Light. She grew up in Pasadena, California where she lived in a mildly haunted house for 12 years. She has taught English in California and Hawaii. The winner of three Kay Snow Writing Awards, she was once runner up in the Bulwer-Lytton Fiction contest for the best first sentence of the worst science fiction novel never written. She lives in Portland, Oregon, with her dog Maximus.www.laurawhitcomb.com

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