The Return of the Vampire // Evil Returns — Caroline B. Cooney

Devnee just wants to be beautiful -- but is she willing to pay the price?

Devnee is so excited about having a bedroom in an attic tower. A tower sounds so romantic, like living in a private castle. Devnee hopes her new room will make her romantic -- beautiful, popular, and even happy. But the tower feels inexplicably creepy, especially because its windows are tightly shuttered. On Devnee's very first night in her new room, weird things start to happen. A disembodied hand appears outside her window, with long silver fingernails that Devnee can't help but long to touch. Devnee's shadow detaches from her body and starts wandering the edges of her new room by itself. On her first day at her new high school, Devnee finds herself intensely wishing her life were different. And when someone -- something -- arrives in her tower room to make that wish come true, Devnee's best intentions at starting a new life take a dark turn.