The Secret Life of Sparrow Delaney

I really enjoy Suzanne Harper's style of writing! Her characters are always quirky and a lot of fun to read. Sparrow Delaney, who lives in Lily Dale, NY, a well-known psychic community, is a liar. The seventh daughter of a seventh daughter, she's supposed to have great psychic talent--and she does, but no one knows it. No one except Sparrow (and yes, her other six sisters are all named after birds too) and her three spirit guides. When a school district rezoning gives Sparrow an opportunity to attend another high school--one where no one knows her six more than slightly offbeat older sisters, or her mother or grandmother, or the fact that all eight of them exercise some form of psychic talent--Sparrow jumps at the opportunity. Finally, show more her chance to be normal! Or is it? When a ghost shows up in her very first class of the year and asks for her help, she begins to have her doubts. A quick, but satisfying read--perfect to squeeze in at the end of the summer! show less

Sparrow Delaney is 15 years old and is the 7th daughter of a seventh daughter. That means that her psychic talent should outshine all of the rest of her family, In truth, Sparrow has been seeing ghosts since she was 5 years old, but she doesn't want anyone to know. Now, the ghost of a teenage boy is begging her to let his family know how he died and that means revealing her talent to the whole town. This is an enjoyable story about a teenage girl trying to figure out who she is and want she wants to do with her life...a normal teenager, except she is psychic. What makes the story more interesting is that the setting is Lily Dale, NY, a real place where the "religion" of Spiritualism is practiced and where lots of research into psychic show more phenomena takes place. There is humor, especially involving Sparrow's wacky family,a mystery and a little bit of romance thrown in. An easy, entertaining read. show less

Sparrow Delaney's mother, grandmother, and sisters are all spiritual mediums. Sparrow has convinced everyone that she doesn't share in their talents, which everyone finds hard to believe since she is the seventh daughter of a seventh daughter of gifted mediums. In reality, Sparrow has been communicating with ghosts since she was five. Sparrow meets a ghost at her new school, the bother of one of her classmates, that convinces her to get a message to his family who have no idea what has happened to him. The story delves into her relationship with her family, her new friends from school, and some of the ghosts she sees, and the consequences of everyone finding out about her physic ability. This part, romance, part mystery novel will show more appeal to many. show less

Very cute novel that actually ends... almost everything YA has sequels nowadays! I'm glad this one has a reolution, though I do feel like the ending was a little forced, everything sped up like the author was ready to finish up already, but otherwise, it was really good.

Very readable and enjoyable. Good mystery with nice characterization and humor. Sparrow tries to deny her gifts as a medium because she wants to be "normal," but a new, charming young ghost needs her help, and won't quit haunting her until he gets it.

I really enjoyed this book. It wasn't overly sentimental or angsty. It was sweet and mysterious and there better be a sequel because there's still something left unsolved!

Sparrow is the youngest of seven sisters. She is the seventh child of a seventh child. Her grandmother and mother have great hopes that she will be very psychic. They live in a town famous for its psychics and her family all have the gift, at least a little bit. Sparrow's powers are very strong, and she has been able to see ghosts since she was five. She has hidden this from her family and has refused to help the ghosts move on. This changes when a ghost Luke shows up at her school.
Sparrow reminded me a little of Suze from the Mediator series having to deal with ghosts and such. There stories are very different, though. It was a fun book.