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Shadowland (The Mediator #1)
by
Meg Cabot (Goodreads Author),
Jenny Carroll
"You're dead. You don't belong here."
Susannah just traveled a gazillion miles from New York to California in order to live with a bunch of stupid boys (her new stepbrothers). She hasn't even unpacked yet, she's made her mother practically cry already, and now there's a ghost sitting in her new bedroom. True, Jesse's a very attractive guy ghost, but that's not the point.
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Susannah just traveled a gazillion miles from New York to California in order to live with a bunch of stupid boys (her new stepbrothers). She hasn't even unpacked yet, she's made her mother practically cry already, and now there's a ghost sitting in her new bedroom. True, Jesse's a very attractive guy ghost, but that's not the point.
Li...more
Paperback, 256 pages
Published
November 1st 2000
by Simon Pulse
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I’ve developed a really bad habit: book cheating.
Until recently, I’ve had impeccable reading etiquette. I never flip to the end of the book. I don’t cheat to see if the lovers reconcile or to discover who the murderer is. Instead, I read from cover to cover. It’s only right.
But lately I’ve found myself cheating. I can’t help it—it’s those pesky young adult serials I’ve been reading. They simply aren’t good enough to justify reading the whole series, but they are interesting enough that I want to...more
Until recently, I’ve had impeccable reading etiquette. I never flip to the end of the book. I don’t cheat to see if the lovers reconcile or to discover who the murderer is. Instead, I read from cover to cover. It’s only right.
But lately I’ve found myself cheating. I can’t help it—it’s those pesky young adult serials I’ve been reading. They simply aren’t good enough to justify reading the whole series, but they are interesting enough that I want to...more
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Susannah Simon has a unique calling in life. She's a mediator, a person who can see and talk to ghosts and help them leave earth for wherever they're supposed to go. When Suze moves from New York to San Francisco to live with her mom's new husband and her new stepbrothers, she finds a couple of interesting things. First, there's the hottie of a ghost who lives in her bedroom. Secondly, there's Father Dominic, the principal of her new school who also happens to be a mediator. Third, she's somehow...more
Aug 28, 2011
Stephanie (Stepping out of the Page)
rated it
3 of 5 stars
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review of another edition
Shelves:
fantasy,
read-in-2011,
series-or-companions,
young-adult,
ghosts,
too-much-hype,
let-down,
books-i-own
This was a really easy read and I'd have probably enjoyed it more when I was younger but I found it to be quite mediocre now, what with the larger selection of books that are available in the paranormal genre. It was very basic but the plot and characters were decent and I found that the protagonist was a pretty strong, likeable one - I think Susannah's group of friends, especially Cee Cee sounded intriguing too and I'd like to learn more about them. It'll be interesting to see what the next boo...more
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Jan 24, 2012
Kay
rated it
4 of 5 stars
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review of another edition
Recommends it for:
ghostbusters!
Recommended to Kay by:
who you gonna call?
This is a fun YA paranormal book with a peppering of romance. It's like a mix of Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Veronica Mars, and the Sixth Sense (just the kid who can see dead people, none of the horror).
Yes, it's very girly. But it's also great entertainment for an audience who indulges in girliness every once in a while.
Suze, the protagonist, is a Mediator, someone who can communicate with the dead. In the beginning of the book, Suze moves to California from New York where she begins the year at...more
Yes, it's very girly. But it's also great entertainment for an audience who indulges in girliness every once in a while.
Suze, the protagonist, is a Mediator, someone who can communicate with the dead. In the beginning of the book, Suze moves to California from New York where she begins the year at...more
May 31, 2012
Amy (Turn the Page)
rated it
4 of 5 stars
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review of another edition
Shelves:
old-favourite
Firstly, let me just say, I doubt you’ll ever read a bad review of a Meg Cabot book from me. I love the woman (her blog is hilarious). In fact, I have a whole (rather pink) bookshelf dedicated to all of her books that I own, which, I’ll admit now, is pretty much most of them. If I’m looking for a great, fun, story, likeable heroines (and a tension filled romance with a ridiculously attractive guy), Meg Cabot never lets me down. I’ll buy her newest book as soon as it comes out, without waiting fo...more
Sep 19, 2009
Mery
rated it
4 of 5 stars
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review of another edition
Recommended to Mery by:
Angelic Zaizai
well akhirnya beres juga ^^
buku ini di rekomen Zaizai. sudah lama sih, tapi baru beres baca.
ceritanya cukup bagus, dengan ide gadis remaja sebagai mediator. Mirip2 serial Ghost Whisperer kali yah ^^
Suze pindah ke California yang panas, karena Mamahnya baru nikah lagi. Seneng sih, karena dia ingin yang terbaik buat mamahnya. ada satu yang Suze paling gak suka, gedung tua. karena kalo ada gedung tua, berarti ada hantu.
Nah di rumah baru nya ini Suze mesti berbagi kamar sama Hantu cowok nyebelin yan...more
buku ini di rekomen Zaizai. sudah lama sih, tapi baru beres baca.
ceritanya cukup bagus, dengan ide gadis remaja sebagai mediator. Mirip2 serial Ghost Whisperer kali yah ^^
Suze pindah ke California yang panas, karena Mamahnya baru nikah lagi. Seneng sih, karena dia ingin yang terbaik buat mamahnya. ada satu yang Suze paling gak suka, gedung tua. karena kalo ada gedung tua, berarti ada hantu.
Nah di rumah baru nya ini Suze mesti berbagi kamar sama Hantu cowok nyebelin yan...more
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This series was recommended by a librarian who knew that I enjoyed the Twilight series. Good series. Fast reading.
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This is a cute story that's rather unique that starts a series. Young girl moves to California from New York to start a new life with her mom, her new stepdad and 3 stepbrothers...in a very old house. Which just happens to be haunted, by a male teenage ghost who occupies her bedroom. Turns out our heroine can not only see ghosts, but talk to them and can even touch them. She's a mediator. Her job is to help ghosts to get to the other side, help them move on, but helping them with whatever is bot...more
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Aug 02, 2007
Wealhtheow
rated it
3 of 5 stars
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review of another edition
Shelves:
paranormal_romance
Cabot writes frothy YA books that are weirdly good. She has a real skill for writing realistic, fully-realized young female protagonists. They never feel by-the-numbers, despite the cliched positions they find themselves in (this particular narrator can talk to the dead)--they're always very definitely *themselves*. Also, even her most otherworldly of books has an edge of common sense to them, which is a welcome change to the "vampires are just like humans, only sexier" route most "otherworldly...more
REVIEW
Suze has an important job. She helps dead people cross over from Earth to their final destination. It sounds creepy at first, but it all comes naturally to Suze. She has always had this special gift and she’s good at it too.
There’s a downside to being a mediator (that’s what people with Suze’s gift are called) though. It can take up a lot of your time and some of these dead people are needy and mean. There’s even one who’s trying to kill Suze. Whoa!
Jesse. He’s a ghost who has a crush on Su...more
Suze has an important job. She helps dead people cross over from Earth to their final destination. It sounds creepy at first, but it all comes naturally to Suze. She has always had this special gift and she’s good at it too.
There’s a downside to being a mediator (that’s what people with Suze’s gift are called) though. It can take up a lot of your time and some of these dead people are needy and mean. There’s even one who’s trying to kill Suze. Whoa!
Jesse. He’s a ghost who has a crush on Su...more
The story is about a girl named Susannah Simon, a.k.a. Suze, who is a mediator, which means she can see and talk to ghosts and when necessary, hurt them. Suze spends a lot of time directing the usually unhappy dead to the afterlife. However, her job is not easy, as not all ghosts want to be guided. Everyday she is haunted by the fact that they will not leave her alone until she helps them resolve their unfinished business with the living.
At the beginning of the story Suze moves from New York to...more
At the beginning of the story Suze moves from New York to...more
Read this book because my cousin really liked it and it's a quick read but I had some minor issues with it though.
For starters I missed a background information on some of the characters which I understand might come in the next book. Because of this I never got to know the characters not the heroine or the secondary characters. Everything went by so fast too, all the happenings and some of them could be left out completely I felt.
And I didn't really like Suze even if she is one of the better...more
For starters I missed a background information on some of the characters which I understand might come in the next book. Because of this I never got to know the characters not the heroine or the secondary characters. Everything went by so fast too, all the happenings and some of them could be left out completely I felt.
And I didn't really like Suze even if she is one of the better...more
Being a mediator doesn't exactly make Susannah Simon your typical sixteen-year-old. Her job is to ease the path for the unhappy dead to their final resting place. Not all ghouls want to be guided, but Suze is inclined to kick some serious ghost butt if she has to. Now she's moved to California with her new stepfamily and is starting out at a brand-new school. From her first day, her mediator skills are tested to the max when Suze finds herself the target of the murderous spirit of ex-class beaut...more
Apr 09, 2013
Jessica
rated it
4 of 5 stars
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review of another edition
Shelves:
young-adult-lit-13-25
Suze isn't exactly excited about her move from New York to California. She is, without a doubt, excited that her Mom met such a great guy and that they are happily married, but that does not mean that she wants to leave her childhood home. Oh yeah, and she hopes that the dead people will stay back in New York instead of following her wherever she goes. Suze is a mediator, which means that she sees dead people. They come to her and ask her to help them move-on to the next life (whatever that is.)...more
This quarter I read the book The Mediator: Shadowland, by Meg Cabot. This was the first of the six book series, and I think it was the perfect way to start off a very good book series.
The book is about a sixteen year old girl that moves from the busy city of New York to the calm beach front place in California. But what makes Suze different than every other sixteen year old girl is that she is a mediator, or she can talk to ghosts in the most basic sense.
The book follows her first two weeks...more
The book is about a sixteen year old girl that moves from the busy city of New York to the calm beach front place in California. But what makes Suze different than every other sixteen year old girl is that she is a mediator, or she can talk to ghosts in the most basic sense.
The book follows her first two weeks...more
Suzannah simon is an ordinary teenager for many people, but in real life she is way out of the ordinary.......She is a mediator. A mediator; someone who can see ghosts. Isnt that interesting. Suze's job as a mediator is to help lost souls and to send them to wher the belong; but Suzannah thinks that punching them in the face cand do the job. In this book, she moves to California with her mother, to live with her new stepdad and three new step brothers. During her stay, she gets a new room mate;...more
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Erster Satz:
Da gibt's Palmen, haben sie gesagt.
Meine Meinung:
Buchgestaltung:
Jeder, der das Buch sieht, denkt sofort an ein kitschiges Mädchenbuch für 12 Jährige. aber das täuscht gewaltig. Die sehr mädchenhaften Farben lassen das Buch in einem unvorteilhaften Blick erscheinen. Aber ich muss sagen, dass sie ja schon irgendwie süß aussehen
Handlung:
Meg Cabot ist einfach große Klasse! Jedes Buch von ihr ist witzig, romantisch, einfach perfekt. Sie ist eine der Aut...more
Erster Satz:
Da gibt's Palmen, haben sie gesagt.
Meine Meinung:
Buchgestaltung:
Jeder, der das Buch sieht, denkt sofort an ein kitschiges Mädchenbuch für 12 Jährige. aber das täuscht gewaltig. Die sehr mädchenhaften Farben lassen das Buch in einem unvorteilhaften Blick erscheinen. Aber ich muss sagen, dass sie ja schon irgendwie süß aussehen
Handlung:
Meg Cabot ist einfach große Klasse! Jedes Buch von ihr ist witzig, romantisch, einfach perfekt. Sie ist eine der Aut...more
Jul 22, 2012
Kate (BiblioWino)
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I haven’t read anything by Meg Cabot since I was in high school. I devoured The Princess Diaries books back when there were only about four of them (can’t believe 10 of them are out now) and also read a few others like All-American Girl. Speaking of The Princess Diaries, I loved the first movie but the second one annoyed me since it jumped so far ahead in time. Michael Moscovitz disappeared into thin air and Mia suddenly had to get married or lose her title. Major letdown, although now it makes...more
Jul 22, 2012
Lauren
rated it
4 of 5 stars
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review of another edition
Shelves:
young-adult,
supernatural
Quick mini-review:
This was actually my first Meg Cabot book to read and I really liked it! In this story, Suze is a 16 year old girl who has just moved out to California to live with her mom, new step-dad, and three step-brothers (whom she refers to as Sleepy, Dopey, and Doc). Suze's special ability? She sees ghosts, can talk to and touch them, and it's her job to help them cross over to the other side. Suze is not the biggest fan of her "gift" and tends to react angrily and sometimes violently...more
This was actually my first Meg Cabot book to read and I really liked it! In this story, Suze is a 16 year old girl who has just moved out to California to live with her mom, new step-dad, and three step-brothers (whom she refers to as Sleepy, Dopey, and Doc). Suze's special ability? She sees ghosts, can talk to and touch them, and it's her job to help them cross over to the other side. Suze is not the biggest fan of her "gift" and tends to react angrily and sometimes violently...more
Seriously.
The Ghost Whisperer meets Buffy meets Twilight.
Meet Susannah Simon. Your former trouble magnet teenaged New Yorker turned Californian fashionista. A sixteen year old who hounds Manolo Blahnik , sees dead people, literally kicks ass and falls head over Jimmy Choo heels over a Hispanic ghost , like, ok, si vous le dites.
She started seeing ghosts when she was two, then when she was six her dad died, she was your regular problem child who got into all kinds of skirmishes because of her gh...more
The Ghost Whisperer meets Buffy meets Twilight.
Meet Susannah Simon. Your former trouble magnet teenaged New Yorker turned Californian fashionista. A sixteen year old who hounds Manolo Blahnik , sees dead people, literally kicks ass and falls head over Jimmy Choo heels over a Hispanic ghost , like, ok, si vous le dites.
She started seeing ghosts when she was two, then when she was six her dad died, she was your regular problem child who got into all kinds of skirmishes because of her gh...more
This is the 2nd series I read when I was just starting out with Meg Cabot’s books and in typical meg Cabot fashion, it is hilarious, full of wit, and absolutely a breeze to read. The difference between these books and her more popular Princess Diaries series is that the Mediator series have a paranormal twist in them.
Our main character Suze is a spunky 16-year-old with a fashion sense that includes a little too much black than she intends to wear except she can see and speak to the dead. Her jo...more
Our main character Suze is a spunky 16-year-old with a fashion sense that includes a little too much black than she intends to wear except she can see and speak to the dead. Her jo...more
Good for teenagers, I'm sure. Too flimsy and scattered for adults. You could tell this entire story in a half-hour pilot, and I wouldn't be surprised if one is in the works.
This sounds like criticism, but it's sort of not - this book, pitched to 12 year old girls, is probably pretty perfect. A lot of YA (including Cabot's other books) is accessible to older readers, but this isn't the series for anyone older than about 17. Nothing wrong with that, we're not allowed to bogart ALL of the YA books....more
This sounds like criticism, but it's sort of not - this book, pitched to 12 year old girls, is probably pretty perfect. A lot of YA (including Cabot's other books) is accessible to older readers, but this isn't the series for anyone older than about 17. Nothing wrong with that, we're not allowed to bogart ALL of the YA books....more
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*Mild Spoilers* To be honest I didn't realize she wrote The Princess Diaries,not that I read them.I never really expected to like ghost books much so I was in for a supprise,I totally enjoyed this one!I've always loved witty and sassy heroines, who don't take nonsense without giving you their special of knuckle sandwich!And Suze fits the bill.
So now Suze just moved to sunny California from crowded New York since her mom had remarried.It was easier for them to move since her mom was a reporter w...more
So now Suze just moved to sunny California from crowded New York since her mom had remarried.It was easier for them to move since her mom was a reporter w...more
I can now completely understand why so many people love this book and the series The Mediator. Meg Cabot does a great job telling the story with truly compelling characters that I would love to meet. Just take away the whole seeing ghosts thing. I couldn’t put this book down. I read it outside in the sun and didn’t even realize I’d gotten badly sun burnt. Ah well.
I, for one, can appreciate the setting of this book. It is set in a Northern California town called Carmel and the main character Suz...more
I, for one, can appreciate the setting of this book. It is set in a Northern California town called Carmel and the main character Suz...more
I'm waiting to see where this series goes before I raise my ratings. Basically, I loved the idea. Of course, I loved that movie The Sixth Sense, too, so I guess it's no surprise I'd love this book. I am also a longtime fan of Meg Cabot. Sure, her books aren't for deep thinkers, but if you've got a two year old who wakes up at the crack of dawn and are busy writing a book of your own, Meg Cabot is JUST THE PERSON to read!!
As usual, she didn't disappoint. I loved the main character. One thing I ha...more
As usual, she didn't disappoint. I loved the main character. One thing I ha...more
Suze is not exactly an average sixteen year old girl. She’s quite different, she’s a Mediator, a person that have the ability to see ghosts and its duty to help them crossover to their afterlife. Suze’s mother got married and they moved from New York to California, Suze expected that her life wouldn’t change much, she only had one friend and she didn’t seem to fit in with anyone else. As soon as Suze arrived she met her first ghost in California, she didn’t expect to see one so soon, but what re...more
Shadowland (The Mediator #1)
Meg Cabot
This book is the first book of The Mediator series by Meg Cabot. So far, I personally loved reading it because it’s a different book than I’m used to reading. It’s enchanting, thrilling and unbelievable but it’s different. Probably because books that have ghosts in it are usually scary and horrifying but this one will make you laugh and forget that the ghost in the book is even a ghost.
This story is about a teenage girl named Susannah “Suze” Simon, who is i...more
Meg Cabot
This book is the first book of The Mediator series by Meg Cabot. So far, I personally loved reading it because it’s a different book than I’m used to reading. It’s enchanting, thrilling and unbelievable but it’s different. Probably because books that have ghosts in it are usually scary and horrifying but this one will make you laugh and forget that the ghost in the book is even a ghost.
This story is about a teenage girl named Susannah “Suze” Simon, who is i...more
Here I thought this book is full of scary stuff since it's about a ghost hunter. But I was wrong!
Suze is a sixteen year old, moving to California with her mother, stepfather and stepbrothers. She isn't excited about moving to a new place especially since the new house is nearly hundred years old. Obviously, that will give you a creep, living in a house older than you. It means ghost and scary stories. That is normal for us, but for Suze, seeing ghost is way too normal for her.
Suze can see, tal...more
Suze is a sixteen year old, moving to California with her mother, stepfather and stepbrothers. She isn't excited about moving to a new place especially since the new house is nearly hundred years old. Obviously, that will give you a creep, living in a house older than you. It means ghost and scary stories. That is normal for us, but for Suze, seeing ghost is way too normal for her.
Suze can see, tal...more
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Librarian note: AKA Jenny Carroll (1-800-Where-R-You series), AKA Patricia Cabot (historical romance novels).
Meg Cabot was born on February 1, 1967, during the Chinese astrological year of the Fire Horse, a notoriously unlucky sign. Fortunately she grew up in Bloomington, Indiana, where few people were aware of the stigma of being a fire horse -- at least until Meg became a teenager, when she flun...more
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Meg Cabot was born on February 1, 1967, during the Chinese astrological year of the Fire Horse, a notoriously unlucky sign. Fortunately she grew up in Bloomington, Indiana, where few people were aware of the stigma of being a fire horse -- at least until Meg became a teenager, when she flun...more
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“I'm sorry, Heather, but everything was not just fine before I got here. You know how I know that? Because you're dead. Okay? You are dead. Dead people don't have lockers, or best friends, or boyfriends. You know why? Because they're dead.-Suze Simon”
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