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A psychological thriller starring a teen who sees ghosts--both real and imagined

Martha Kowalski is a quick-witted girl stuck in a bad situation. She''s just moved to the slums of Cleveland with an alcoholic mother and Momma''s new gun-loving, redneck boyfriend. Yes, there are pockets of goodness in her new life--a friend at school, a boy who lives upstairs, and cello lessons--but every day is filled with abuse from the unrelenting life of the ghetto. One day, Martha finds herself out on the street, and that''s when her luck changes. A wealthy family invites her to live with them and within days she is enrolled in private school, is outfitted in the perfect new wardrobe, and is falling for the cutest guy she''s ever seen! But life isn''t so simple, and soon Martha realizes that she''s not the only one with a past.

Everyone in Shawna Gallagher''s life expects perfection and Shawna does her best to oblige. She gets good grades, dates the right boys, and is tirelessly polite. But when her estranged mother dies suddenly, Shawna''s not sure how to have the "perfect" reaction. She''s still angry that her mother left ten years ago and embarrassed that she started a new family with another woman. Shawna''s grief is further clouded by the step-brothers who knew her mother better than she did-this was her mother, not theirs. But when Shawna''s controlling father gets involved, Shawna realizes she may not know the whole truth about the past. As the family secrets continue to unravel, perfection becomes more and more difficult to achieve. Jeannine Garsee has delivered a compulsively readable novel, from the dramatic story full of family secrets, to the very real, honest narrator who feels both recognizable and relatable.

Rinn é uma garota bipolar, que mantém o transtorno sob controle com a ajuda de medicação. Ela mora com a mãe e estuda no Colégio River Hills, onde dizem que a piscina é assombrada por Annaliese, uma adolescente que se afogou ali vinte anos antes. Quando coisas terríveis começam a acontecer aos seus colegas e não a ela, Rinn promete descobrir por que não pode ser “atingida” pelo espírito de Annaliese. Ela consegue fazer contato com o fantasma, que não se mostra nada pacífico. Ao descobrir o motivo, Rinn pede ajuda para seu namorado Nate, e elabora um perigoso plano para descobrir a verdade. Logo, realidade e fantasia se confundem, até Rinn perceber que é quase impossível diferenciá-las. Diante de uma força malévola que ameaça a vida de todos de quem ela gosta, Rinn se pergunta se de fato pode confiar no que sente ou se está novamente perdendo o contato com a realidade.