Not Quite a Ghost
Now Available
From award-winning author Anne Ursu comes a dark, deeply-felt story of illness, of growing up, and of the ghosts that that lurk just beyond our sight—as well as the ones we carry with us.
The house seemed to sit apart from the others on Katydid Street, silent and alone, like it didn’t fit among them. For Violet Hart—whose family is about to move into the house on Katydid Street—very little felt like it fit anymore. Like their old home, suddenly too small since her mother remarried and the new baby arrived. Or Violet’s group of friends, which, since they started middle school, isn’t enough for Violet’s best friend, Paige. Everything seemed to be changing at once. But sometimes, Violet tells herself, change is okay.
About Anne
Anne Ursu is the author of acclaimed novels Not Quite a Ghost, The Troubled Girls of Dragomir Academy, The Lost Girl, Breadcrumbs, and The Real Boy, among others. Her work has been selected as a National Book Award nominee, a Kirkus Prize finalist, and as a best book of the year by Parents Magazine, Publishers Weekly, Amazon.com, and School Library Journal. She lives in Minneapolis with her family and an unruly herd of cats.
Events
Wednesday, Jan 17 at 6:30pm
In conversation with Kelly Barnhill
Red Balloon Bookshop
891 Grand Ave
St. Paul, MN
651.224.8320
Register here!
Registration Required by 4pm on Jan. 17
Saturday, Jan 20 at 11am
In conversation with Jacqueline West
Wild Rumpus Books
2720 West 43rd Street
Minneapolis, MN
612.920.5005
More information here!
Critiques & Mentorships
Anne has over a decade of experience working one on one with writers of books for young readers, as well as providing whole novel critiques. She loves helping writers (and their books) reach their full potential.
For manuscript critiques, she will write you a thorough editorial letter and provide comments within the document, as well as offer follow-up email conversations. Middle Grade or Young Adult Only.
Manuscript critique: $1000 + .02 per word
(Rates may vary for projects other than prose novels.)
Mentorships rates and structure upon request.
Visits
Anne does free twenty minute virtual visits with any group that has read one of her books. For other appearances, virtual and in person, please contact her for rates.
Contact
Media Contacts & Downloads
Mail for Anne:
c/o HarperChildrens
195 Broadway, 21st Floor
New York, NY 10007
For rights inquiries:
Elise Howard
De Fiore & Company
