First published 2006
Cassie never expected her life to end at the hands of a fellow student. Now she exists in a strange realm that sits between the world of the living and the dead. She cannot move forward, cannot find peace, cannot reach the afterlife that awaits her. Other souls who share her predicament become her teachers in this liminal space. They explain the rules of her new existence. Cassie must confront the unfinished business she left behind. She needs to resolve the conflicts and connections that still tie her to the living world. The prospect terrifies her. Facing her past means reliving pain and confronting difficult truths. But without this reckoning, she will remain forever suspended in this in-between place. Cassie must find the courage to engage with the life she lost, to make peace with those she left behind, and to complete the emotional work that will finally allow her spirit to continue its journey beyond death.
Genres: fantasy, contemporary, young-adult, paranormal
Vibes: atmospheric, emotional, thought-provoking
Tropes: found-family, ghost-story, supernatural
Setting: Town Line
144 pages · Paperback · Speak
Content warnings: death