A Stranger Here

by Thelma Hatch Wyss

Sixteen-year-old Jada has always felt out of place in her family. So when she’s sent to spend the summer with her ailing Aunt May, she’s eager to find out more about her relatives. But Jada gets more than she bargained for when her search leads her to the ghost of Starr Freeman. Starr helps Jada find the answers to many of her questions, except for two of the most important: Why has he come back? And what does he want from her? ‘This is a soft, pastel story of a young woman searching for her voice and for a sense of belonging. It’s a delicate tale that reveals its plot and characters through nuance and implication.’—SLJ.

144 pages

First published January 1, 1993

About the author

Thelma Hatch Wyss lives in Salt Lake City, Utah. She is married. She is the author of Here at the Scenic-Vu Motel, an ALA Best Book for Young Adults; Ten Miles from Winnemucca, a Junior Library Guild Selection and a Bank Street College Best Book of the Year; and on the McElderry list, Bear Dancer: The Story of a Ute Girl, which won the Mountains & Plains Independent Booksellers Association Regional Book Award and was on the New York Public Library's "100 Titles for Reading and Sharing" list. She has one married son with two children.

Reviews

[Buffer · Rating 4 out of 5]

A 16 year old, Jada, is visited by a spirit who died in war the day she was born. They loved each other before and Starr helps Jada cope with life as a misfit in town. Cute story that makes me glad Jer and I found each other!

[Alicia · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was a cute story that takes place in the 1960's. Quick read and enjoyable. I wish the story could have had more of an ending, but enjoyed it just the same.

[Trinity Esola · Rating 3 out of 5]

A short and sweet love story. I enjoyed this book and it left me with the warm fuzziness.