Mirabella & the Faded Phantom

A middle grade paranormal adventure from author Sharon Skinner (The Nelig Stones, The Healer's Legacy). When twelve-year old Mirabella and her mother move into Great Aunt Clovinia’s old house, Mirabella discovers they aren’t the only ones living there. A mysterious faded specter haunts the place.When the house is scheduled for demolition, Mirabella must unravel the mystery of the ghost’s identity, and free it from the old house before it’s too late..Accolades/Review Quotes"Mirabella and the Faded Phantom is a sweet and fun read for pre-teens and just about anyone. Mirabella deals with bullying, losing a parent and fitting in - all very real issues - in an authentic and realistic way."- Carol Barreyre"I wish to give this book my highest possible recommendation for all ages. If you are an adult with the wisdom to still occasionally enjoy being a child then this imaginative story will be great fun! "- John Paul RiedAbout Sharon Skinner-"One of the reasons that I write is that I feel driven to analyze the motives and causes of personal behavior and their relationship to societal conditioning. Ray Bradbury once told an interviewer that, “Science fiction pretends to look into the future, but it’s really looking at a reflection of what is already in front of us.” Fantasy does something similar for me. It allows me to look at and engage readers in examining an issue in a way that gives the perspective of distance, rather than shoving it in the reader’s face."Excerpt-“Something hissed and a wet chill wrapped around Mirabella’s wrist and crawled toward her shoulder. She whipped around and glimpsed the outline of someone sitting on the edge of her bed. But as she stared, the image faded to a blur.”

About the Author

Sharon moved to Arizona in 1981 after a four-year stint in the U.S. Navy where she learned electronics and traveled halfway around the world on the U.S.S. Jason, a repair ship and the first Naval vessel to take a contingency of women on a full six-month WestPac cruise. During her tour, she was the first enlisted female to stand shore patrol in the Philippines and, as the Saturday morning FM Rock Jock, served as the first female DJ to be heard on the Armed Forces Radio Station airwaves issuing from the island of Diego Garcia in the Indian Ocean. Sharon Skinner holds an M.A. in Creative Writing. Her work has been published in a number of local, national and international publications. She previously served for eight years as the Executive Editor of Anthology magazine, a small press literary magazine published in Mesa, Arizona. Sharon is an active member of SCBWI (Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators) and serves as the Assistant Regional Advisor for SCBWI AZ. Sharon is published by Brick Cave Books and Sterling Publishing.

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