Verbena Colter has just learned her parents aren’t really her parents at all and she is convinced that she is “bad news” like her ‘real’ parents. When a new boy moves into the run down house next door, Verbie seizes the opportunity to reinvent herself telling Pooch that she is actually the ghost of a girl who used to live in his house. But Pooch’s friendship and her parents’ love and understanding help Verbie to understand that it is the choices she makes which determines the kind of girl she will be. Sarah Weeks, author of So B. It, has written another heartwarming story perfect for summer reading. Ages 8-12. ~Patti