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''Ghostgirl'' is the debut novel from author and filmmaker Tonya Hurley. It is the story of high school senior "Charlotte Usher", a misfit outsider whose desperation to be popular lives on even after her sudden death. The young adult novel was published on August 1, 2008 by Little, Brown and Company, and hit the ''New York Times'' Bestseller list, Chapter Books, on September 14, 2008.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Best Sellers – Children's Books – Chapter Books )〕 ''ghostgirl'' has been printed in several different languages around the world, including Spanish and French. It was followed by a sequel in July 2009 called ''ghostgirl: Homecoming'', and a third book, ''ghostgirl: Lovesick'' was released in July 2010. The audiobook releases of ''ghostgirl'' (released August 2009) and ''ghostgirl: Homecoming'' (released November 2009), from Recorded Books in 2009, are read by actress Parker Posey and feature a score by Vince Clarke of Erasure fame.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=ghostgirl Audiobook to Feature New Music from Vince )〕 ==Characters== *Charlotte Usher (also called ghostgirl) – the main protagonist of the novel, a senior in High school. She has a Puppy love on Damen, and plans to be with him, but chokes to death on a gummy bear before carrying it out. She is now becoming a ghost after her death. *Damen Dylan – Charlotte's crush and Petula's boyfriend. *Petula Kensington – Damen's girlfriend. *Scarlet Kensington – Petula's sister. A gothic teenager, and the only one who can see Charlotte as a ghost. *Wendy Anderson and Wendy Thomas aka The Wendys – Petula's two best friends, cheerleaders who share the same first name and brain and do everything together. *Dead Ed class – A group of dead teenagers who become Charlotte's new classmates: * *Prue or Prudence Shelly – The leader of the dead teenagers. She wants to move on, and thinks Charlotte is shallow and selfish for not helping her classmates. She also belittles Charlotte's obsession with popularity, as she was murdered by a popular boy on the way to a school dance. * *Piccolo Pam – A friendly ghost who introduces Charlotte to Dead Ed. Died by choking on her piccolo during a concert solo. * *Mr Brain – The class teacher and only adult in Dead Ed. Named because a large portion of his skull is missing. * *Metal Mike – A boy with earbud headphones who died listening to metal music in his driving test. * *Call Me Kim – A girl with several phones who died from radiation from her mobile. * *DJ – A DJ killed in a gang fight at a party, caused by his refusal to play popular music. * *Deadhead Jerry – A ghost of a hippie boy who died on choking on a cigarette by mistake. * *Abigail – The ghost girl who died of drowning. * *Suzy Scratcher – A scar-covered girl who died from a staph infection after self-harming with shallow cuts. * *CoCo – A fashion-obsessed girl who drowned after passing out in a vomit-filled handbag. * *Simon and Simone – Dead twins who tried to out-emo each other. * *Buzz Saw Bud – A boy who died in a woodwork accident. * *Silent Violet – A girl who never speaks, who is later revealed to have gossiped in her previous life, which led to her death. * *Rotting Rita – A visiting German ghost who can produce insects. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Ghostgirl」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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