Mystery James Digs Her Own Grave by Ally Russell (Delacorte Press, September 16)
Here’s a new middle grade heroine you’re going to love. 13-year-old Mystery James was raised in a funeral home after being abandoned in a cemetery. Sure, it’s not a conventional upbringing, but it suits Mystery just fine. When a necklace goes missing, Mystery fears her family’s funeral home might be shut down. The only way she can save the business and the life she loves so dearly is to find out who is responsible for taking the necklace—even if it means facing her deepest fears, including a sleep paralysis demon, a half-vampire, a half-ghost, and more.
