The Precious Dreadful by Steven Parlato

Giraffe pencil ready, I crack the leather book open to a clean
page. Concentrating, I will Corey to materialise. For a second
he hovers, just beyond reach, and I panic, afraid I've forgotten
him. Then, clear as a finger snap, he flashes into focus.          
   Corey smiles, but his eyes are flat. Button-black, like stones.
Across his left cheek, an orange smear: pollen. He holds a fistful
of black-eyed Susans.                                                                            
   With a monster breath, I touch pencil to page, hand shaking.
In bold capitals, I print four short words.                       

Teddi Adler is just trying to figure out her life.

   When she joins SUMMERTEENS, a library writing group, she's only looking
to keep herself busy, not go digging around in her subconscious. But as she
writes, disturbing memories of her childhood friend Corey bubble to the
surface, and Teddi begins to question everything: her friendship with her BFF, 
Willa, how much her mum really knows, and even her own memories. Teddi
fears she's losing her grip on reality--as evidenced by that mysterious ghost
girl who emerges from the park pool one night, the one who won't leave
Teddi alone. To top it all off, she finds herself juggling two guys with
potential: a quirky new boy named Joy and her handsome barista crush,
Aidan, who has some issues of his own.
   As the summer unfolds, Teddi is determined to get to the bottom of
everything--her feelings, the mysterious ghost girl, and the memories of
Corey that refuse to be ignored.                   

Genres: Young Adult - Fantasy - Mystery - Paranormal - Contemporary - Romance - Ghosts 
Condition: Good
Published: 2018 by Simon Pulse
Pages: 341
ISBN: 9781507202777
Weight: 430g