Warman, Jessica. Between.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)

WARMAN, Jessica. Between. 454p. Walker. 2011. Tr $17.99. ISBN 978-0-8027-2182-2. LC number unavailable.

Gr 10 Up--In this tale of two teens who meet in the afterlife, Warman cleverly intertwines Elizabeth Valchar and Alex Berg's budding friendship with flashbacks to their small hometown in suburban Connecticut. A dead mother, a workaholic father who drinks too much, and rumors that her stepsister is actually her half sister all conspired to make popular Liz one unhappy rich girl. By contrast, Alex was a nobody, shunned by her crowd. As each character seeks answers to the unsolved mysteries of their tragic deaths, a story with two ghosts as protagonists turns into a suspenseful …