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Marly's Ghost

by David Levithan (2006)

About this book

Two of children's literature's brightest stars present this compelling novel about loss that puts a modern twist on Charles Dickens's A Christmas Carol. When his girlfriend Marly dies, Ben takes a painful journey through Valentine's Days past, present, and future. Young Adult. The spirit of Ben's girlfriend Marly returns with three other ghosts to haunt him with a painful journey though Valentine's Days past, present, and future, in a twist to the Dickens classic.

Setting / LocationGlobal
Story EraContemporary / Future
Protagonist / CoreMarly's Ghost Lead Character

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