Cornelia

You can't see her... but she can see you.

When Rose gains a promotion at work and relocates the family from Texas to Salem, Massachusetts, it is 9 year old Mia who suffers. Her father works in the Alaskan oil fields for seventy percent of the year and Rose's new job means her daughter is neglected, and often the target of her mother's frustrations.

On top of that, Mia is constantly bullied at school, called cruel names, and when she seeks solace from her teachers, they claim she is the disturbance. All she wants is a friend.

After being assaulted by other kids, Mia runs to hide in the bathroom, where she meets Cornelia. The girl is clearly older, around fifteen, but insists her only purpose is to be Mia's friend. The young girl accepts, and life becomes instantly more bearable. The bullies get a taste of their own medicine. Her mother is more attentive. And nobody gets in her way.

There's just one problem.

Mia is the only one who can see Cornelia.

But Cornelia can see everyone else.

And she will protect Mia at any cost.

From award-winning author David W. Adams, comes this twisted tale of when a little girl's imaginary friend gets a taste for revenge.