Needy Little Things

Needy Little Things

Hardback (04 Feb 2025)

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Publisher's Synopsis

In this debut speculative YA mystery, a Black teen with premonition-like powers must solve her friend's disappearance before she finds herself in the same danger.

Sariyah Lee Bryant can hear what people need--tangible things, like a pencil, a hair tie, a phone charger--an ability only her family and her best friend, Malcolm, know the truth about. But when she fulfills a need for her friend Deja who vanishes shortly after, Sariyah is left wondering if her ability is more curse than gift. This isn't the first time one of her friends has landed on the missing persons list, and she's determined not to let her become yet another forgotten Black girl.

Not trusting the police and media to do enough on their own, Sariyah and her friends work together to figure out what led to Deja's disappearance. But when Sariyah's mother loses her job and her little brother faces complications with his sickle cell disease, managing her time, money, and emotions seems impossible. Desperate, Sariyah decides to hustle her need-sensing ability for cash--a choice that may not only lead her to Deja, but put her in the same danger Deja found herself in.

Book information

ISBN: 9781250334817
Publisher: St. Martin's Publishing Group
Imprint: Wednesday Books
Pub date:
Language: English
Number of pages: 320
Weight: 454g
Height: 210mm
Width: 137mm
Spine width: 25mm