The Girl and the Ghost

The Girl and the Ghost

2020 • 288 pages

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Retells a Malaysian folk tale in which a lonely girl, Suraya, inherits from her grandmother a pelesit, a ghostly demon, who proves to be a good companion, bringing both danger and hope.

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absolutely wonderful and delightful, despite having the heavy subjects of death and ghostly hauntings. the ending really moved me (and if i wasn't so damn tired from grad school i'd probably be crying right now). MORE MG PLEASE AND THANK YOU HANNA ALKAF

October 6, 2020

hanna alkaf is a master storyteller!

October 12, 2022

Almost scary, but not. Almost there, but just not for me.

February 28, 2022