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From the visionary creator of the Sheets trilogy comes a never-before-seen contemporary middle grade graphic novel about a spunky group of girls, set against the backdrop of the Arizona desert. Perfect for fans of Paper Girls and This Was Our Pact. In the hot, gossipy town of Stony Lonesome, shy eleven-year old Willa interacts with others the only way that feels right to her--the mail. She loves the mail so much that she hopes to become a mail carrier herself one day. But her dreams of delivering birthday cards, thank-you notes, and love letters come crashing down when she's mistaken for the notorious Two Gum Tilly, a bandit rumored to be stealing mail for as long as folks can recall. Now an outlaw herself, Willa realizes the only way to clear her name is to bring the real crook to justice. But when a chance encounter introduces her to the Gumshoe Gang, a group of runaways looking to right the wrongs of the letter-looting thief, she finds that human connection might be her only path to freedom. Can Willa clear her name and revive her dreams of postal glory, or has she stamped her last letter . . . forever?

Marjorie, Eliza, and Wendell the ghost are back to uncover the secrets of Wendell’s human life in the third and final heartwarming installment of the Sheets trilogy.Marjorie Glatt’s life was forever changed the day she discovered a group of ghosts hiding in her family’s laundromat. One of those ghosts was a lonely phantom who turned into Marjorie’s best friend. When he and Marjorie are joined by ghost-enthusiast Eliza Duncan, the three friends band together in friendship, bravery, and all things paranormal.Wendell died far too young and now must wander the Land of Humans with nothing more than a sheet for a body. He knows how he died—a tragic drowning accident—but lately he’s grown curious about his past life. He wants to know more about why he died, not just how he died. It’s not easy, though, since Wendell’s memory of his human life has grown increasingly blurry. With Marjorie and Eliza’s help, he sets out on a journey to learn more.

"Marjorie Glatt's life hasn't been the same ever since she discovered a group of ghosts hiding in her family's laundromat. Wendell, who died young and now must wander Earth as a ghost with nothing more than a sheet for a body, soon became one of Marjorie's only friends. But when Marjorie finally gets accepted by the popular kids at school, she begins to worry that if anyone learns about her secret ghost friends, she'll be labeled as "a freak who sees dead people." With Marjorie's insistence on keeping Wendell's ghost identity a secret from her new friends, Wendell begins to feel even more invisible than he already is. Eliza Duncan feels invisible too. She's an avid photographer, and her zealous interest in finding and photographing ghosts gets her labeled as "different" by all the other kids in school. Constantly feeling on the outside, Eliza begins to feel like a ghost herself. Marjorie must soon come to terms with the price she pays to be accepted by the popular kids. Is it worth losing her best friend, Wendell? Is she partially to blame for the bullying Eliza endures?"--Book flap

Una storia di fantasmi, famiglia, solitudine e lavanderie. Marjorie Glatt si sente come un fantasma. A tredici anni, è responsabile dell'attività di lavanderia di famiglia, e la sua routine quotidiana è segnata da clienti implacabili, lezioni di educazione fisica insopportabili e dal meticoloso Mr. Saubertuck, deciso a distruggere tutto ciò per cui ha lavorato. Wendell è un fantasma, un ragazzo che ha perso la vita troppo giovane. La sua routine quotidiana include una terapia per la morte inefficace, un'identità dipendente da lenzuola e un pericoloso bisogno di cercare uno scopo nel mondo umano proibito. Quando i loro mondi si scontrano, Marjorie affronta disastri inspiegabili mentre Wendell trasforma la lavanderia Glatt nel suo parco giochi notturno, apparendo come un semplice lenzuolo durante il giorno. Mentre Wendell cerca di creare una nuova vita dopo la morte, sabota inconsapevolmente quella che Marjorie sta cercando di mantenere. La storia illustra la determinazione di una giovane ragazza a combattere, anche quando tutto sembra cospirare contro di lei, dimostrando che le seconde possibilità sono possibili. Ma soprattutto, è una storia di perdono e di un'amicizia improbabile che può nascere solo all'interno di una lavanderia infestata.