* Chosen as a 2020 Kirkus PrizeFinalist for Young Readers' Literature! *A Malaysian folk talecomes to life in this emotionally layered, chilling middle grade debut, perfectfor fans of The Book of Boy and The Jumbies.I am a dark spirit, theghost announced grandly. I am yourinheritance, your grandmother’s legacy. I am yours to command.Suraya is delighted when her witchgrandmother gifts her a pelesit. She names her ghostly companion Pink, and thetwo quickly become inseparable. But Suraya doesn’t know thatpelesits have a dark side—and when Pink’s shadows threaten to consume themboth, they must find enough light to survive . . . before they are both lost tothe darkness.Fans of Holly Black’s DollBones and Tahereh Mafi’s Furthermore series will love this ghostly middlegrade debut that explores jealousy, love, and the extraordinary power offriendship.
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Hanna Alkaf graduated with a degree in journalism from Northwestern University. Her work has appeared in Shape, Esquire, and Marie Claire among others. She lives in Kuala Lumpur with her family, and The Weight of Our Sky is her first novel.
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