Shadowland by Meg Cabot

  

   Shadowland is the first book in the series, The Mediator, by Meg Cabot.  It is a fictional book with just a touch of romance, but it also does deal with some real-life situations.  Moving to a new state is one of those situations.  Susannah Simon's mom remarried after her father's death.  Her mom moves her from New York, all the way to Carmel, California.  

   Suze is what we call a mediator.  A mediator is someone who can speak, touch, and help ghosts.  She has been seeing these ghost since she was 2.  These ghosts usually show up at times she really doesn't want them there.  When Suze moves out to California, she is expecting a whole new start.  But when she gets to California, there happens to be a very attractive cowboy in her room.  This is definitely going to cause a ruckus in her life.  When she goes to her new school, she finally meets another mediator, Father Dominic.  But what happens when a ghost wants to kill her ex-boyfriend?


   The main theme of Shadowland would have to be family.  Susannah moves to California with no complaint what so ever.  She just wants her mom to be happy for once.  She has been living as a single parent, living in an apartment for years.  Suze just wants her mom to be happy, and she is finally happy for her when she falls for Andy.  This gives a good example about how much family should mean to a person.


   This book is filled with family, friends, and especially ghosts.  My favorite part of the book would have to be how she describes the surroundings, she goes into a lot of detail to tell us what it looks like.  This book is definitely for girls/young adult.  The whole book takes place in 1st person view from Suze's point of view.  This book kept me on the edge of my seat the whole time!  I give this book an A+.