Anya's Ghost
by Vera Brosgol
The Premise
Anya struggles with fitting in. As a Russian girl, she feels awkwardly out of place, and her one "friend" is constantly teasing her. She is self-conscious about her body and the boy she likes would never notice her if she wasn't the girl who tripped and fell in gym class. But all that changes when she falls down an abandoned well. She finds a skeleton down there, and the ghost of a girl who died down in the well centuries ago. Anya finds herself in a surprising friendship with the ghost, who's name is Emily. Anya gets rescued from the well and Emily comes out with her. Emily proves to be a big help to Anya, and a good friend, too. But can you ever really trust a ghost? Anya realizes that when you give a ghost with a secret too much power, things can turn dangerous...
My Reaction
I saw Salina reading this book and I was interested so I asked if I could read it after her. I'm so glad I did! This was probably my favorite book I read all year. It was funny and spooky, and it has an element of mystery to it. There are plot twist that I had to reread because I was so surprised. I loved the main character Anya. She made me laugh a lot. Her sarcastic sense of humor makes this book more fun to read. I couldn't put this book down. It is really fast-paced (I finished it in three class periods!) and it's a page-turner, especially during the climax. I recommended this book to all my friends, and I reread it four times! I definitely enjoyed this book.
