Anya's Ghost

by Vera Brosgol, 221 p.

Vera is not just haunted by thoughts of her immigrant Russian family, but also a ghost from World War One.  After she skips class and accidentally falls into an abandoned well, she meets Emily, who fell into the same well and died 90 years earlier.  Though she doesn't think so at first, Emily becomes a big help to Anya, even encouraing her to talk to the hot basketball player and go to a party.  But things slowly unwind, leading Anya to take desparate measures just to save her family.

I loved this story!  A blurb on the cover from Neil Gaiman says that it's a masterpiece and he was totally not kidding.  The art is subtle and introduces some really passionate colors during the more tense moments.  It's a really great story.