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Having solved the matter of the Radiant Boy, Riley, Buttercup, and Bodhi are enjoying a well-deserved vacation. When Riley comes across a vicious black dog, against Bodhi's advice, she decides to cross him over. While following the dog, she runs into a young ghost named Rebecca. Despite Rebecca's sweet appearance, Riley soon learns she's not at all what she seems. As the daughter of a former plantation owner, she is furious about being murdered during a slave revolt in 1733. Mired in her own anger, Rebecca is lashing out by keeping the ghosts who died along with her trapped in their worst memories. Can Riley help Rebecca forgive and forget without losing herself to her own nightmarish memories?

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<p>Praise for the audio edition of Shimmer <p> As always, Ms. McInerney weaves Riley's story beautifully, displaying the youthful wonder that Riley exhibits. Though there are other characters in the story, it's Riley's story that is being told, and Ms. McInerney makes that crystal clear in her portrayals. I'm already looking forward to DREAMLAND...and I have my fingers crossed that Kathleen McInerney continues to narrate! - Teens Read Too<p> Kathleen McInerney's pacing and inflection are perfect, and she imbues Riley with the right amount of sass, personality, and petulance. - School Library Journal <p>----------<p> Bestselling author Alyson Noel gives fans the second book in her fascinating series about Riley Bloom and her life after death. The character of Riley brings a lot of energy to the story, and her clumsy but heartfelt attempts to do what's right are endearing and contagious. --KidsReads.com<p> Understanding and enjoying this book does not hinge on having read Radiance (Square Fish, 2010), but readers will be quickly drawn to Riley and want to learn more about this spunky character and her previous experiences. The author's sharp contemporary wit in concert with her fascinating fantasy setting and important historical connections will draw readers through this enjoyable novel and have them begging for Riley's third adventure. -- School Library Journal <p> Noel ably captures the cadence of tweenspeak in this lively, action-packed adventure. -- Booklist

Praise for the audio edition of Shimmer As always, Ms. McInerney weaves Riley's story beautifully, displaying the youthful wonder that Riley exhibits. Though there are other characters in the story, it's Riley's story that is being told, and Ms. McInerney makes that crystal clear in her portrayals. I'm already looking forward to DREAMLAND...and I have my fingers crossed that Kathleen McInerney continues to narrate! - Teens Read Too Kathleen McInerney's pacing and inflection are perfect, and she imbues Riley with the right amount of sass, personality, and petulance. - School Library Journal ---------- Bestselling author Alyson Noel gives fans the second book in her fascinating series about Riley Bloom and her life after death. The character of Riley brings a lot of energy to the story, and her clumsy but heartfelt attempts to do what's right are endearing and contagious. --KidsReads.com Understanding and enjoying this book does not hinge on having read Radiance (Square Fish, 2010), but readers will be quickly drawn to Riley and want to learn more about this spunky character and her previous experiences. The author's sharp contemporary wit in concert with her fascinating fantasy setting and important historical connections will draw readers through this enjoyable novel and have them begging for Riley's third adventure. -- School Library Journal Noel ably captures the cadence of tweenspeak in this lively, action-packed adventure. -- Booklist

Author Information

Alyson Noel is the #1 New York Times bestselling, award-winning author of Faking 19, Art Geeks and Prom Queens, Laguna Cove, Fly Me to the Moon, Kiss & Blog, Saving Zoe, Cruel Summer, and The Immortals series including Evermore, Blue Moon, Shadowland, Dark Flame, and Night Star, as well as the Immortals spin-off series beginning with Radiance. With over 2 million copies in print in the US alone, her books have been published in 35 countries and have won awards including the National Reader's Choice Award, NYLA Book of Winter Award, NYPL Stuff for the Teenage, TeenReads Best Books of 2007, and Reviewer's Choice 2007 Top Ten, and have been chosen for the CBS Early Show's Give the Gift of Reading segment, and selected for Seventeen Magazine's Hot List and Beach Book Club Pick. She lives in Laguna Beach, California.

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