Hamlet meets You've Reached Sam in this YA psychological thriller that is both heart-pounding and heart-wrenching. Delta's spent the summer navigating the treacherous waters of losing her older sister, Gemma. Determined to brave junior year of high school without her sister, Delta finds solace in the arms of a new girlfriend. But grief takes a twisted turn when Gemma's tortured ghost appears with a dire warning. Beware the storm. Plagued by the haunting suspicion that Gemma's death involved foul play, Delta is plunged into a downward spiral of grief and paranoia. No one can be trusted—not her girlfriend, their friends, or her sister's once-loyal boyfriend. Not even Delta's own mind. With a hurricane bearing down, two tempests collide at the abandoned Sea Glass Lodge. Accusations fly. Secrets unravel. And everyone is a target of the storm.

Liza is sinking in a bubbling cauldron of middle school rumors. When the entire eighth grade begins studying the Salem witch trials, it seems everyone is on a witch hunt...with Liza as target number one. Worst of all, her ex-best friend is the one who started a rumor that Liza bewitched a boy with a love potion. As the bullying intensifies, Liza's loneliness grows. More than ever, she wishes her mother were still alive. A glimmer of hope arrives when Liza finds her mother's diary...until she actually reads it. Turns out Liza's family connection to witches goes back for centuries. So much for the witch stuff being rumors! If Liza can channel her inner witch at the Halloween night corn maze, she might find the strength to stand up for herself. If not, she risks losing a piece of herself to a growing depression and any hope of happiness. WITCH TEST is an upper middle grade Mean Girls meets The Craft novel for pre-teens and young teens.