How Not to Spend Your Senior Year

Rule#1:Ifatallpossible,don'tpretendtobesomethingyou'renot.Specifically,don'tplaydead.Trustmeonthisone.Ididit,soIshouldknow.JoO'Connorhasspentherwholelifemovingaround.Whenitcomestonewschools,there'snotatrickinthebookaboutstartingoverthatJodoesn'tknow.Butlifeisabouttoteachheranewtrick:howtodisappearentirely.Rule#2:AlwaysexpecttheSpanishInquisition,nomatterwhatanyoneelsedoes.Theyhavetomoveagain.Now.Thisverynight.Joknowsbetterthantoargue.Herdadisthekeywitnessinamajorcaseagainstabig-timebadguy.ButJojustcan'tresistonelastvisittotheschoolwhereshe'sbeensohappy.Allshewantsistosaygood-bye.Thatcan'tcauseanyproblems,canit?Rule#3:Neverassumeyoucanpredictthefuture.NowJo'sonelastvisithaslandedhersmackinthemiddleofaghoststory.Specifically,herown.Bythetimeit'sover,she'llhaveawholenewsetofrulesaboutwhat'sreal,what'smake-believe,and—mostofall—what'simportant.