- Reunion (The Mediator)
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Reunion Author(s) Meg Cabot Original title Mean Spirits Country United States Language English Series The Mediator Genre(s) Young adult novel Publisher HarperCollins Publication date December, 2004 Media type Print (Paperback) ISBN 0-060-72513-3 OCLC Number 57388203 Preceded by Ninth Key Followed by Darkest Hour Reunion is the third installment of the young adult series The Mediator written by Meg Cabot. It was first published as Mean Spirits by Simon and Schuster in July, 2001 under the author's alternative pseudonym Jenny Carroll, and then reprinted under the now-title Reunion, this time by HarperCollins.
Plot
The story starts with Suze’s best friend from New York, Gina, coming to visit her in Carmel, California. Suze's stepbrothers Brad and Jake (aka Dopey and Sleepy) suddenly start fighting over Gina's attention. (Sleepy ends up winning and Dopey gets egotistic about it). Gina and Suze were hanging at the beach and decide to go get more drinks because it was warm. At the market, something catches Suze's attention, four people in formal wear. Upon further inspection, she notices something else, they are all dead or otherwise known as ghosts. Suze finds that they were called the RLS Angels because they were all brilliant and leaders.
Suze learns in one of her classes that it was Michael Meducci who had accidentally rammed the Angels. The Angels are furious at Michael for what he did to them, so they will not stop at anything to kill him. One problem though is that Michael thinks Suze is in love with him so he tries to pursue a relationship with her. The Angels go after Michael but Suze is usually there.
Father Dominic and Suze investigate the scene of the accident. Jesse tags along while at home, Gina is covering for Suze. Jesse is able to calm the Angels down so that Father Dominic and Suze can talk to them. Suze discovers the truth that Michael killed the RLS Angels on purpose to get revenge on them because his sister is in a coma after drinking too much and almost drowning at a party at one of the Angels’ house. When Suze's mother finds out she forbids Suze to get anywhere near Michael, but Suze doesn't listen.
Suze asked Michael to pick her up and they go out to the spot where the murder happened. Suze tricks Michael and he confesses but realizes Suze is going to expose him for what he did and he tries to kill Suze. Suze summons the RLS Angels saying the okay to kill Michael but see's she made a mistake and tries to call it off but the Angels are furious. The Angels go after Jesse (who was watching the Angels) and Suze. When the ambulance came Suze is pretty beat up and taken to the hospital after finding out Michael confessed to the police and is going behind bars.
The day after Michael’s arrest, his sister woke up from her coma. Everyone visited Suze in the hospital except Jesse, which made her sad. Suze caught Jesse trying to dematerialize and felt hurt by that. Jesse came back looking sheepish and Suze explained that she couldn't have anybody hurting her family so she had to do what she did. Jesse calls her querida again and grazes her cheek. Suze stops denying that she loves him and surrenders to her feelings.
External links
Works by Meg Cabot (publication order) The Princess Diaries novel series The Princess Diaries (2000) • Princess in the Spotlight (2001) • Princess in Love (2002) • Princess Lessons (2003) • Princess in Waiting (2003) • Project Princess (2003) • Princess in Pink (2004) • Perfect Princess (2004) • The Princess Present (2004) • Princess in Training (2005) • Holiday Princess (2006) • Party Princess (2006) • Sweet Sixteen Princess (2006) • Valentine Princess (2006) Princess on the Brink (2007) • Princess Mia (2008) • Forever Princess (2009)
The Mediator novel series Shadowland (2000) • Ninth Key (2001) • Reunion (2001) • Darkest Hour (2001) • Haunted (2003) • Twilight (2004)
1-800-WHERE-R-YOU novel series When Lightning Strikes (2001) • Code Name Cassandra (2001) • Safe House (2002) • Sanctuary (2002) • Missing You (2006)
All-American Girl novel series All American Girl (2002) • Ready or Not: An All-American Girl Novel (2005)
Avalon High novel series Avalon High (2005) • The Merlin Prophecy (2007 manga) • Homecoming (2008 manga) • Hunter's Moon (2009 manga)
Airhead novel series Abandon novel series Abandon (2011) • The Underworld
Allie Finkle novel series Moving Day (2008) • The New Girl (2008) • Best Friends and Drama Queens (2009) • Stage Fright (2009) • Glitter Girls and the Great Fake Out (2010) • Blast From the Past (2010)
Boy novel series The Boy Next Door (2002) • Boy Meets Girl (2004) • Every Boy's Got One (2005)
Heather Wells novel series Size 12 is Not Fat (2006) • Size 14 is Not Fat Either (2006) • Big Boned (2007)
Queen of Babble novel series Queen of Babble (2006) • Queen of Babble in the Big City (2007) • Queen of Babble Gets Hitched (2008)
Insatiable novel series Insatiable (2010) • Overbite (2011)
Other teen novels Nicola and the Viscount (2002) • Victoria and the Rogue (2003) • Teen Idol (2004) • How to Be Popular (2006) • Pants On Fire (2007) • Jinx (2007)
Other adult novels Where Roses Grow Wild (1998) • Portrait of My Heart (1999) • An Improper Proposal (1999) • A Little Scandal (2000) • Lady of Skye (2000) • Educating Caroline (2001) • Kiss the Bride (2002) • She Went All the Way (2002)
Short stories: "The Christmas Captive" (2000) • "Every Girl's Dream" (?) • "Girl’s Guide to New York through the Movies" (2003) • "Kate the Great" (2003) • "Party Planner" (2004) • "Connie "Hunter" Williams, Psychic Teacher" (2005) • "Allie Finklestine's Rules for Boys" (2006) • "Reunion" (2006) • "Cry, Linda, Cry: Judy Blume’s Blubber and The Cruelest Thing in the World" (Spring 2007) • "Ask Annie" (2007) • "The Exterminator's Daughter" (2007) • "Princess Prettypants" (2010) • "The Night Hunter" (2010) • "The Protectionist" (2011)
Categories:- 2005 novels
- American young adult novels
- Novels by Meg Cabot
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