This beautifully drawn sequel introduces a new character, Eliza, who was held back a year and is now in Marjorie's eighth grade class. She's a passionate photographer who believes in ghosts but has never seen one, and she is teased by exactly the same kids who made fun of Marjorie the year before. Marjorie, who has somehow ended up in the ingroup, is torn between defending Eliza and protecting her new status as part of the popular club. The story unfolds slowly, with the fantasy elements woven in so neatly that it no longer seems strange that Marjorie's laundry mat is full the cheerful dead. Marjorie feels like she has to keep the ghosts a secret, and never mix the two halves of her life. But people both dead and alive can get powerfully lonely, and the desire to be seen and understood is universal.