Christina's Ghost (1985)
““Tears Won’t Help!”
“Chrissy’s going to throw up again!” Jenny shrieked the news.
The back of Uncle Ralph’s thin neck turned red. He swung the car off the road and braked at the edge of a steep slope. Chris hurtled out of the car. Halfway down the hill, she knelt and waited for the waves of sickness to overwhelm her.
Nothing happened. A breeze cooled her forehead. The air was sweet after the pizza-and-oranges smell of Uncle Ralph’s old Chevy. At the bottom of the hill, a stream glittered in the... sun.
Neat, Chris thought. She wished she could stay right there. She wished she could walk to Grandma’s house in Oakleigh. Or fly! She was sure that if she got back in the car, she’d be sick again.
“How about it, Christina? We haven’t got forever.”
Chris looked up and saw Uncle Ralph and Jenny peering down at her. Uncle Ralph sounded annoyed, as usual. He sometimes called Jenny “old girl,” and he called other people “sport” or “Buster.” But he always called Christina Christina.MoreLess
“Chrissy’s going to throw up again!” Jenny shrieked the news.
The back of Uncle Ralph’s thin neck turned red. He swung the car off the road and braked at the edge of a steep slope. Chris hurtled out of the car. Halfway down the hill, she knelt and waited for the waves of sickness to overwhelm her.
Nothing happened. A breeze cooled her forehead. The air was sweet after the pizza-and-oranges smell of Uncle Ralph’s old Chevy. At the bottom of the hill, a stream glittered in the... sun.
Neat, Chris thought. She wished she could stay right there. She wished she could walk to Grandma’s house in Oakleigh. Or fly! She was sure that if she got back in the car, she’d be sick again.
“How about it, Christina? We haven’t got forever.”
Chris looked up and saw Uncle Ralph and Jenny peering down at her. Uncle Ralph sounded annoyed, as usual. He sometimes called Jenny “old girl,” and he called other people “sport” or “Buster.” But he always called Christina Christina.MoreLess
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I used to read this over and over again I Barrowed it from the library every chance I could dont think anyone got to ever read it but me lol good bookWrite Review:
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