Dani Argyle Takes on the Universe by Vivian Jewell

Dani Argyle is a high school student whose best friend is a ghost ~ the ghost of her father who has been missing for three years. Because her mother is overwhelmed with grief, Dani is left to fend for herself and her deaf younger brother.

Dani feels like she’s fighting the world. Her peers do not accept her because she is overweight; her school is ill-equipped to handle an astute girl with ADHD, and the popular girls hate her for attracting the attention of the mysterious student from Japan. When everything about her life makes her feel confined and powerless, her only goal becomes dropping out of the institution that makes her feel stupid. But when Dani discovers that a psychic has been gutting her mother’s finances, she finally has an adversary worth fighting . . . if only she can control her emotions long enough ~ and trust her new romance deeply enough ~ to out-con a con artist.

This book includes discussion questions for class, small group, and individual reflection.

The First Edition is the original. The paper is white and the images are in color.

The Second Edition is on cream paper with black and white images.