Need

Carrie Jones

Zara collects phobias the way other high school girls collect Facebook friends. Little wonder, since she’s had a pretty rough life. Her father left when she was a baby, and her stepfather just died. Her mother’s pretty much checked out — in fact, she’s sent her to live with her grandmother in cold and sleepy Maine to 'keep Zara safe'. Whatever that means. Zara doesn’t think she’s in danger; she thinks her mother just can’t deal. Zara’s wrong. The man she sees everywhere — the tall, creepy guy who points at her from the side of the road — is not a figment of her imagination. He’s a pixie. But not the cute, sweet kind with little wings. Maine’s got a whole assortment of unbelievable creatures. And they seem to need something — something from Zara…