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The Girl and the Ghost

by Hanna Alkaf

Ages 8–12 · Grades 3–7 · 275 pages · 2020

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About the book

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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Ages 8–12 · Grades 3–7

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