It Happened to Anna

Name: It Happened to Anna
Brand: Penguin Random House NZ
SKU: 9780593647066
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By Tehlor Kay Mejia

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This spine-tingling ghost story follows a tween girl who’s being literally haunted by loneliness until a new friendship upends her life. From the bestselling author of the Paola Santiago series! "Absolutely haunting!"—Delilah S. Dawson, New York Times bestselling author of Mine Sadie Rivera has been haunted... Read More

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Seventh-grader Sadie is being literally haunted by loneliness in the form of a vengeful ghost, until a new friendship upends her life and thretens the ghost's hold over her.

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This spine-tingling ghost story follows a tween girl who’s being literally haunted by loneliness until a new friendship upends her life. From the bestselling author of the Paola Santiago series!

"Absolutely haunting!"—Delilah S. Dawson, New York Times bestselling author of Mine

Sadie Rivera has been haunted all her life by a vengeful ghost—a ghost that doesn’t want her to make any friends. The moment she tries? Cue exploding lightbulbs, chilling gusts of wind, and slamming doors.

Last year, Sadie got fed up. Last year, she made a best friend, Anna. So when the ghost caused an accident that killed her best friend, Sadie knew it was all her fault.

Which is why she’s not going to make any friends this year at her new school. At least until mysterious cool girl Mal shows up, and the ghost doesn’t bother her for once. But Mal wants Sadie all to herself—and she’ll do anything to make sure it stays that way.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780593647066

Publisher: Random House USA Inc

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 12 August 2025

Country: United States

Imprint: Random House Inc

Audience: Children

DIMENSIONS

Width: 132.0mm

Height: 194.0mm

Weight: 300g

Pages: 224

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Children's Books Children’s, Teenage and Educational Penguin Books Tehlor Kay Mejia

About the Author

TEHLOR KAY MEJIA is the bestselling and award-winning author of middle grade and young adult fiction, including It Happened to Anna and Paola Santiago and the River of Tears, which is in development at Disney as a television series to be produced by Eva Longoria. Tehlor strives to create stories which showcase the importance of community, radical inclusion, and abolitionist values. He lives with his child, wife, and two small dogs in Oregon.

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