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A long-ago "accident." An isolated girl named Aviva. A community that wants to help, but doesn’t know how. And a ghostly dybbuk that only Aviva can see—causing mayhem and mischief that everyone blames on her. That is the setting for this suspenseful novel of a girl who seems to have lost everything, including her best friend Kayla, and a mother who once sparkled but now can’t always get out of bed. As tensions rise in the Jewish community of Beacon—with acts of vandalism and a swastika defacing freshly poured concrete at the synagogue—so too does the unease between Aviva, Kayla, and the girls at school. Meanwhile, the dybbuk’s antics become more threatening. Could something truly dangerous be coming for Aviva? And is it tied to the mysterious “accident” that took her father years before? *Aviva vs. the Dybbuk* is a gripping, heartfelt story about grief and healing, friendship and faith, and the strength of one determined girl to bring it all together.