Bøger af Mere Joyce

In this high-interest novel for middle readers, fourteen-year-old Jenny is looking forward to her March Break retreat. But then she finds out that the boy who bullies her at school is going too.

Two years ago, sixteen-year-old Sydney Hart was kicked out of the prestigious Burke Academy when her mother could no longer afford the tuition. She lost a promising future in the arts, as well as her best friend, who didn't want to be seen with an art-academy reject. But now, without Burke's rigid structure, Sydney has found her true passion in performance painting and is busking on Halifax's boardwalk to earn enough money to go to art camp. After the police shut her down, Sydney learns her old school is hosting a "e;brush-off"e; speed-painting contest with a cash prize. Entering would mean facing her painful past, not to mention her former friend, who's also competing.

Oracle of Senders, Book 4Seventeen-year-old Callum Silver is returning to Camp Wanagi for his final summer with the Oracle of Senders. Cal has gained a lot from his years of camp, including a steady relationship with Meander Rhoades. But despite all of the lessons he's learned, knowing this is the end of his time as a Sender-in-Training makes Cal uneasy. He doesn't want to face ghosts for the rest of his life. But he's not sure what his world would look like without the Oracle in it. He can't escape the dead-can he really escape becoming a full-fledged Sender? And does he even want to? As the summer flies by amidst sector travels, new camper mentoring, and plenty of ghost sightings, Cal tries to distract himself from the future by focusing on the joy of having this last summer with the rest of Shade. But when the campers choose their final ghost, and Cal and Meander find themselves pitted against an entity more dangerous than any they've faced before, Cal can't stop wondering how the two of them will handle life beyond the Oracle-if they manage to make it through the summer alive. Return to Camp Wanagi-one last time.

Being a Sender doesn't stop once Camp Wanagi ends. In this collection of ghostly tales, join members of the Shade Sector as they try to survive life on the opposite side of the year. Four months ago, MIM CASTILLO woke from a coma. Now, she has to face her first spirit since the failed exorcism that almost took her life-and the last spirit she intends to release with the Oracle. When DYLAN BENOWITZ is dragged to an abandoned theme park with his cousins, he thinks he's in for a dreary night exploring empty grounds-until an unexpected arrival gives him the chance to solve a ghostly mystery. On a gray, foggy day, KORNELÍA TUMISDOTTIR joins her brother for a photography session at the beach-only to encounter her first post-sixteen spirit in a way she never expected. MEANDER RHOADES thinks spending his winter break in Canada is the best decision he's ever made. But when a family spirit makes a holiday appearance, it threatens to ruin Christmas-for him and Cal both. Five Senders. Four Stories. Welcome to life outside the Oracle.

When Callum Silver arrives in Greenland for his third summer at Camp Wanagi, the only thing he feels is dread. Last August, camp took a terrible turn. Since then, things have only gotten worse. Mim is still in a coma. Meander is practically non-existent. And Cal's not the only camper suffering from bouts of insomnia and night terrors. Because this isn't just another summer with the Oracle. This year, the members of the Shade sector are turning sixteen-the age when the full aspects of their abilities finally come to fruition.Cal is terrified of seeing his first post-birthday spirit. But as the bright Greenland summer wears on, he discovers there are things more disturbing than sickness-inducing ghosts. New revelations, changing talents, and daring missions twist Cal's understanding of the past and alter his expectations for the future. When he thinks he's finally got a handle on what it means to be a Sender, the summer's final encounters prove more deadly than anyone expects. Cal's not sure how camp is going to end. But whatever happens, one thing is clear-this is a summer no one in the Oracle is going to forget.Happy birthday, Shade...