Ghost Girl in the Corner

Book excerpt: In this novella sequel to the New York Times–bestselling Shadowshaper, a couple is reunited by a missing black girl, a ghost haunting a newspaper office. Trying to shake off the strange malaise that separates her from even her girlfriend Izzy, Tee decides to take over the Bed-Stuy Searchlight for the summer. But then she finds an alluring violet dress in the newspaper office, and a cute ghost girl no one else can see. Izzy can tell Tee’s drifting away from her—she misses Izzy’s shows and skips shadowshaper practice—and she won’t stand for it. Yet when a girl goes missing in Bed-Stuy, Izzy needs Tee to get the word out and help investigate. Can they break through their distance and reconnect before someone else dies? Reviews for the New York Times–bestsellingShadowshaper: “Magnificent.” —New York Times Book Review “A must.” —Kirkus Reviews “Exceptional.” —Publishers Weekly “Smart writing with a powerful message that never overwhelms the terrific storytelling.” —Booklist “Joyful and assertive and proud, and makes me want to read everything else of Older’s, for more of these voices, connections and lives.” —National Public Radio