Description

In this captivating debut speculative YA mystery, a Black teenager gifted with premonition-like abilities must unravel her friend’s sudden disappearance before she finds herself facing the exact same threat. Ideal for fans of books like Ace of Spades, this gripping story combines suspense, community, and supernatural twists.

Sariyah Lee Bryant has always had the unique ability to sense what people need—practical items like pencils, hair ties, or phone chargers. Only her family and her closest friend Malcolm know about her secret talent. But when Sariyah fulfills a request for her friend Deja, who mysteriously disappears afterward, she’s left questioning whether her unusual gift might really be a curse. Deja isn’t the first of her friends to vanish without warning, and Sariyah refuses to let Deja become another missing Black teen overlooked by authorities.

Determined and distrustful of police or media support, Sariyah teams up with her friends to investigate Deja’s disappearance for themselves. At the same time, her personal life plunges into turmoil as her mom loses her job and her younger brother faces serious health setbacks related to his sickle cell condition. Overwhelmed by mounting financial and emotional stress, Sariyah reluctantly decides to monetize her need-sensing abilities—the kind of choice that might lead her directly to answers about Deja’s whereabouts—or directly into danger she never saw coming.