Troubled
Spirits
Author: Teri Lee
Genre: YA Paranormal
Publisher: Black Rose Writing
Date of Publication: August 21, 2014
Number of pages: 220
Word Count: 64,000
Book Description:
Annie Waters hates birthdays. At least she hates her birthdays. Because every year her mother told the story of her grandmother's ghostly appearance in the delivery room. But the worst birthday was her sixteenth--the day she killed her dad.
Forced to move to Shady Cove, Maine, Annie is drawn deep into the world of the supernatural by her new friend, Harmony. Now, tormented by an angry spirit, Annie has only nine days to unravel the secrets of the Caldwell School or join the spirit world herself.
Author: Teri Lee
Genre: YA Paranormal
Publisher: Black Rose Writing
Date of Publication: August 21, 2014
Number of pages: 220
Word Count: 64,000
Book Description:
Annie Waters hates birthdays. At least she hates her birthdays. Because every year her mother told the story of her grandmother's ghostly appearance in the delivery room. But the worst birthday was her sixteenth--the day she killed her dad.
Forced to move to Shady Cove, Maine, Annie is drawn deep into the world of the supernatural by her new friend, Harmony. Now, tormented by an angry spirit, Annie has only nine days to unravel the secrets of the Caldwell School or join the spirit world herself.
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Excerpt
As they turned onto the school road, Harmony
finally spoke.
“I
think the ghost knew your grandmother. And…” Excitement crept into her voice,
“He sensed your grandmother’s presence when we went into the Caldwell School.
He might even think you are your grandmother!”
Harmony
looked out the window. They were almost to the school. “I don’t think he can
tell the difference. Which means, he thinks you’re Annie Mae Brown. And that
scares him!”
Something
came over Annie—a force so powerful that she couldn’t resist called her from
the Caldwell School. She cranked the wheel, whipping the car into the school
lot, then slammed on the brakes, skidding to a stop in front of the old school.
She jumped out of the car and ran toward the building.
“Annie,
what are you doing?” Harmony yelled.
Annie
stopped. She didn’t know why she was doing it, but she knew she had to. “I am
Annie Mae Brown!” she screamed.
“And
I’m going to make sure the whole world knows your secret!”
The
ground trembled. And with a deafening boom, the school windows shattered.
Shards of glass flew toward her.
Behind
her, Harmony screamed.
And
suddenly Drew was there, knocking her to the ground, shielding her with his
body as glass pelted the ground around her.
The
storm of glass stopped and Annie looked up into Drew’s eyes. “Are you okay?” he
asked, getting to his feet.
Annie
pushed herself up into a sitting position. “I think so.”
“Stay
here,” Drew said, then dashed into the old school building.
“Annie…”
Harmony’s voice was weak.
Annie
scrambled to her feet. Harmony was standing in front of the car, a piece of
glass sticking out of her chest. Annie ran.
Her
feet moved, but Harmony seemed to be getting farther away. And then she watched
in horror as Harmony looked down at the glass.
“Don’t!”
Annie screamed—too late. Harmony reached up.
Her
fingers wrapped around the glass and she pulled. She looked down at the glass
in her hand as if wondering where it had come from. A dark red blotch spread
across her bright green hoodie. The evil-looking shard slipped from her hand
and shattered on the pavement. Harmony dropped to her knees. Her eyes met
Annie’s for a brief second before she toppled forward.
Annie
reached her friend in time to catch her and lower her to the ground. “Somebody,
help me,” she screamed. In the distance she heard voices. “Help!” she yelled
again.
Her
fingers felt thick as she worked the zipper down and pulled Harmony’s
sweatshirt open. Blood flowed from a deep gash just below Harmony’s left shoulder.
Annie yanked her own sweatshirt off and pressed it against the wound. Harmony’s
face was white. Her eyes were closed. “Talk to me,” Annie cried.
Harmony’s
eyelids fluttered open. “You okay?” Her voice was barely a whisper.
Annie
nodded. Tears streamed down her face.
“I
saw…” Harmony’s voice faded and her eyes closed.
“Open
your eyes!” Annie sobbed. “Please open your eyes.”
Harmony
didn’t move. The blood soaked through Annie’s sweatshirt.
“Please
don’t die,” Annie whispered. She pressed harder on the wound. She could feel
the ghost behind her. She looked back at the old school building, expecting to
see the swirling dark shadow. Empty windows stared back at her.
She
needed to get help, but she couldn’t let up on the pressure. Harmony would die!
Where
was Drew? Why wasn’t he helping her?
“Drew!
Anybody! Help! Please help,” she screamed.
A
door slammed across the street. Footsteps pounded on the pavement, growing
closer. She looked back at Harmony.
“Someone’s
coming. Hang on.”
The
bleeding seemed to have slowed and Annie leaned closer to her friend. “See,
it’s slowing down. You’re going to be okay.” And then an awful thought crept
into her mind. The worst thought ever. What if the bleeding had slowed because
Harmony’s heart had stopped beating? What if Harmony was-she couldn’t think the
word.
About
the Author:
Teri Lee is the
author of Troubled Spirits, a YA paranormal novel. Growing up in Maine, Teri
spent hours exploring in the woods with her friends dreaming up places like
‘Land of the Lost’, ‘Trouble Hill’, and ‘Paradise’. If she wasn’t in the woods,
you’d find her lost in a book. And today not much has changed. She’s still
dreaming up imaginary places, getting lost in a book, and sometimes lost in the
woods. When she’s not writing you’ll find her saving lives and rescuing
splinters in the ER.
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