And together they discover that Lyle House is not your usual group home either.Ĭhloe ultimately sees a ghost, with his face almost completely melted off, and begins screaming, running, and attacking a teacher accidentally, culminating in her being removed from school and locked up in Lyle House.
But as she gradually gets to know the other kids at the home–charming Simon and his ominous, unsmiling brother Derek, obnoxious Tori, and Rae, who has a “thing” for fire–Chloe begins to realize that there is something that binds them all together, and it isn’t your usual “problem kid” behavior. After she suffers a breakdown, her devoted Aunt Lauren gets her into a highly recommended group home.Īt first, Lyle House seems a pretty okay place, except for Chloe’s small problem of fearing she might be facing a lifetime of mental illness. Chloe starts seeing ghosts–everywhere, demanding her attention. But when puberty does hit, it brings more than hormone surges. Her biggest concern is that she’s not developing as fast as her friends are. She is attending art school, pursuing her dreams of becoming a director, making friends, meeting boys. The question is, whose side are they on? it's up to me to figure out the dangerous secrets behind Lyle House.before its skeletons come back to haunt me.Īfter years of frequent moves following her mother’s death, Chloe Saunders’ life is finally settling down. Don't tell anyone, but I think there might be more to my housemates than meets the eye. To top it all off, I somehow got myself locked up in Lyle House, a "special home" for troubled teens. Now there are ghosts everywhere and they won't leave me alone. It all started on the day that I saw my first ghost - and the ghost saw me. I don't even know what that means anymore.
My name is Chloe Saunders and my life will never be the same again.Īll I wanted was to make friends, meet boys, and keep on being ordinary.