ruined By:Elyse vitale

characters Rebecca, the main character of the book. Aurelia, Rebecca`s cousin. Aunt Claudia, Rebecca`s Aunt. Rebecca`s fake father who who is in disguise in the same neighborhood as Rebecca while Rebecca lives with her Aunt Claudia. Rebecca`s real father, who pretends not to be a part of Rebecca`s life. Helena, the mean girl in school, who turns out to be Rebecca`s cousin Lisette, a ghost Rebecca meets at Lafeyette cemetery.

Setting New Orleans Lafeyette Cemetery and aunt Claudia`s house.

summary Rebecca Brown has a Father that has to go to China for work. His solution for Rebecca is that she goes to live with her Aunt Claudia while he is away. While Rebecca is living with her Aunt Claudia, she goes into Lafeyette Cemetery, the cemetery is just across the street from Aunt Claudia`s house. At Lafeyette Cemetery, Rebecca meets a ghost named Lisette. Later on in the story, Rebecca finds out that her Father in China is not her real father. Her real Father is in the same neighborhood as her. She also finds out that Helena, the mean girl at school, is her cousin, and that Aunt Claudia used to be her real Father`s baby-sitter when he was a child.