Charlie St. Cloud was written by Ben Sherwood. I chose this book because i saw previews for the movie then wanted to read the book.

One day Charlie had to babysit his younger brother Sam, while his mom left. They then decided to go the the Red Sox baseball game in Boston against the Yankees, taking their neighboors car without their neighboor knowing. On their way home after the game Charlie did not see an 18-wheeler truck coming and all of a sudden The started tumbling and crushing his brother Sam. Charlie has the gift of seeing ghosts, working at the Marblehead cemetary, every evening he goes to a nearby forest to play baseball with Sam. Tess who wants to make a round the world trip doesnt listen to her shipsman who told her not to go because of an upcoming storm. While visiting the cemetary where charlie works and her Dad is burried. She remembers Charlie from high school and shes worried because she never really believed in love and Charlie worried about her coming between his promise to Sam.