Jadie is an eight year old elective mute. She does not talk at first but, her teacher Torey helps Jadie to talk. When Jadie does begin to talk she tells Torey disturbing accounts of abuse that she (Jadie) has endured. Is Jadie lying? Is she psychotic, schitozphrenic, or really experiencing these horrible things? Jadie is afraid of spiders. She claims they can spy on her. Jadie believes she is a ghost. She is fascinated with drawing symbols. Torey believes Jadie is a victim of ritualistic abuse (satanism).

Wow... I can't believe that somebody would do this to a litttle girl. I couldn't put this book down! This was a true story about a eight year old girl named Jadie that never spoke at all. She never said a word and was they said she was called an elective mute. You find out that she was very badly sexually abused. Torey Hayden, her teacher was a psychologist specialized in elective mutes, which is what Jadie was. This teacher tries to get Jadie to talk to her, and shortly after on the first day she gets Jadie to break her silence. Torey is shocked and could not believe what has been happening to her at home and the abuse she is getting. As Torey gains Jadie's confidence she tries to help her. As the community finds out about this they dont know whether or not to believe her or not. There are three things that they think happened to her. I highly reccomend this book. It is a great book. It makes you greaful for what you have and it makes you sad for what all actually happens out in this world. The beginning is kind of slow but don't let that fool you because this is one of the best books that i have ever read!!!

When I first read the review of Ghost Girl on the back of the book, I knew I would be hooked, and I truely was. This novel undoubtedly sucked me in from the very beginig. Jadie, a young and abused child from a strage family never spoke until, almost by the grace of god, a child Psychologist named Torey was sent to save her. This story of emotional physical and sexual abuse really made me see this world is not perfect. For a very long time I have had thoughts of being a child psychologist, like Torey is, and after finishing Jadie's heartwrenching story I was inspired to fulfill my dream. I absolutely love the way Torey felt called to publish her relationship with Jadie for others to read. I didn't want to put Ghost Girl down, and once I did I wanted to pick it back up and read it again. I will definately carry Jadie's story with me for a very long time. I encourage you to experience Ghost Girl, and do the same.