Unhappy Medium

Smart, sassy, and supernaturally aware--that's Kat, the 13-year-old heroine whose first-person narrative is perfectly pegged by Allyson Ryan. Ryan captures Kat's wit, sarcasm, and continued struggle with her newly acquired power as a medium. Kat anticipates rest and being spoiled when she accompanies her best friend, Jac, to a music conference at Whispering Pines. When Jac makes friends with another musician, Ryan perfectly depicts their spirited dialogue. Ryan also gives listeners a strong sense of Madame Serena, a dramatic ghost medium who has a hard time accepting that she's dead. Ryan's portrayal even brings vibrancy to minor characters such as Jac's frosty mother and the threatening dark entity that is pursuing Kat. S.W. (c) AudioFile 2009, Portland, Maine