The mysterious messenger
(Audio)

Issued on Playaway, a dedicated audio media player.

Includes one loaded AAA battery.

Earphones, speakers, or car adapter required for listening (not included).

Text copyright ©2020.

Read by Lori Felipe-Barkin.

"Eleven-year-old Maria Russo is trapped under the thumb of Madame Destine, her supposedly psychic mother. Destine is a bona fide con artist who will stop at nothing to swindle her customers into believing she can communicate with the dead. But Maria, unlike her mother, has a big secret -- she really can communicate with the dead, at least with a ghost named Edward, who has been her only friend since she was a child. It's not long before this clairvoyant young sleuth gets wrapped up in an epic journey that combines bookish mystery with the literary movement of the Beat poets and art and jazz history. Maria may have the power to unlock extraordinary secrets, but can she find the treasure Edward sends her clues about? And more important, can she find true friendship?" -- Publisher's description.

Playaway format: Ages 5+.