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Synopsis
**An impossible truth. An impossible love.** After a summer spent reclaiming her sanity and trying to forget the boy she fell in love with--the boy who must not exist, cannot exist, because she knows that he is dead--Abbey returns to Sleepy Hollow, ready to leave the ghosts of her past behind. She throws herself into her schoolwork, her perfume-making, and her friendship with Ben, her cute and funny lab partner, who just might be her ticket to getting over Caspian once and for all. But Abbey can never get over Caspian, and Caspian has no choice but to return to her side, for Caspian is a Shade, and Abbey is his destiny. They are tied not only to each other, but also to the town of Sleepy Hollow, and to the famous legend that binds their fates--a legend whose dark truths they are only beginning to guess....
Is The Haunted appropriate for my child?
Suitable for most readers 14 and up.
A paranormal romance about a teen girl and her ghostly love interest in Sleepy Hollow. Contains themes of mental health struggles, grief, and the supernatural, with mild romantic content and some emotional intensity.
What to know going in
This book has mild violence, mild sexual content, and mild language. Content notes include death, grief, and mental illness.
Who'll love this
Teens will be drawn to the impossible romance between Abbey and Caspian, a Shade bound to her by destiny and dark legend.