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The Girl and the Ghost

Name: The Girl and the Ghost
ISBN: 9780062940964

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Hanna Alkaf

HarperCollins · Ebook · February 15, 2022

Reading lane: YA Supernatural Thrillers

YA Supernatural Thrillers YA Paranormal Comics Ethnic & Regional Fairy Tales for Teens middle

school grade fantasy friendship

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Ghostly Pull

A moody, serious-leaning read with supernatural edge and plenty to talk over.

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supernatural chill, not cheap scares
layered conversation fodder

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compact, eerie immersion
YA darkness with fairy-tale resonance

Book Details

Authors: Hanna Alkaf
Publisher: HarperCollins
Published: February 15, 2022
Format: Ebook
Theme: YA Supernatural Thrillers · Ethnic & Regional Fairy Tales for Teens
Reading lane: YA Supernatural Thrillers

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Art & Architecture
Asian Myths & Legends
Family Stories
Horror & Ghost Stories

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Magic & Fantasy
Friendship
Bullying
Paranormal

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* Chosen as a 2020 Kirkus Prize Finalist for Young Readers' Literature! * A Malaysian folk tale comes to life in this emotionally layered, chilling middle grade debut, perfect for fans of The Book of Boy and The Jumbies. I am a dark spirit, the ghost announced grandly . I am your inheritance, your grandmother’s legacy. I am yours to command. Suraya is delighted when her witch grandmother gifts her a pelesit. She names her ghostly companion Pink, and the two quickly become inseparable. But Suraya doesn’t know that pelesits have a dark side—and when Pink’s shadows threaten to consume them both, they must find enough light to survive . . . before they are both lost to the darkness. Fans of Holly Black’s Doll Bones and Tahereh Mafi’s Furthermore series will love this ghostly middle grade debut that explores jealousy, love, and the extraordinary power of friendship.