Lisa Schroeder Book Title: I Heart You, You Haunt Me Publication Date: January 8, 2008 Publisher: Simon Pulse ISBN: 978-1416955207 Author's Website: http://lisaschroederbooks.com

Description of Book:

Girl meets boy.
Girl loses boy.
Girl gets boy back...
...sort of.

Ava can't see or touch him,
unless she's dreaming.
She can't hear his voice,
except for the faint whispers in her mind.
Most would think she's crazy, but she knows he's here.

Jackson.
The boy Ava thought she'd spend the rest of her life with.
He's back from the dead,
as proof that love truly knows no bounds.

 

About the Author:

Although Lisa Schroeder has been a fan of verse novels for a long time, she'd never written one until she had a dream about Ava and Jackson. She was literally haunted by their story until she finally wrote it down.

Lisa, a native Oregonian, lives in a yellow house surrounded by lots of lovely flowers and plants (thanks to her husband who has a whole green hand). She is Mom to two fabulous sons and the official dog walker of the family.  

If you peek into Lisa's house in the wee hours of the morning, you'll usually find her typing away at the keyboard with a cup of tea by her side. She is also the author of the picture book, BABY CAN'T SLEEP. You can visit her at www.lisaschroederbooks.com.

Excerpt:

He Spiced Up My Life

When you meet someone
so different from yourself,
in a good way,
you don’t even have to kiss
to have fireworks go off.

It’s like fireworks
in your heart
all the time.

I always wondered,
do opposites really attract?
Now I know for sure
they do.

I’d grown up
going to the library as often
as most people go
to the grocery store.

Jackson didn’t need to read
about exciting people and places.
He went out
and found them,
or created excitement himself
if there wasn’t any
to be found.

The things I like are
pretty simple.

Burning CDs around themes,
like Songs to Get Your Groove On and
Tunes to Fix a Broken Heart;
watching movies;
baking cookies;
and swimming.

It’s like I was a garden salad with a light vinaigrette,
and Jackson was a platter of seafood Cajun pasta.

Alone, we were good.
Together, we were fantastic.

Reviews:

"Told in Ava's voice, this novel-in-verse captures the all-consuming nature of intense teen love." School Library Journal. 

"Teen girls will love this well-written, tragic romance." VOYA, February, 2008

From Young Adult (& Kids) Book Central (www.yabookscentral.com) - 5 stars - "This is a gripping book, written in verse, that will keep readers enthralled from start to finish."

"Ride the waves of Ava's emotions, sometimes rippling, sometimes
crashing, in this haunting book. Written in verse for maximum impact,
the book grips readers and keeps them turning page after page, waiting
for a release that never comes.I know, because I'm still waiting to be
released from the clutch of feelings invoked by Ava's tale." Gold Star
Award for Excellence - www.teensreadtoo.com.