The Presence: A Ghost Story
Eve Bunting
 The spirit of a 17 year old boy that died 120 years ago stands on the stairs of a church in Pasadena California, waiting for 17 year old Catherine, who is spending Christmas with her grandmother while her parents are traveling in Europe. The ghost, Noah, who calls himself The Presence, is searching for a soul mate and thinks that Catherine is the one. Catherine has grief and guilt about her best friend Kristy's death and Catherine is shocked when Noah tells her that he has talked to Kristy and can arrange a time for her to talk to her friend. The ghost and Catherine tell the story and their narratives show details of the ghost's past as well as the accident that claimed Kristy's life.