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Things are looking bright for Fakertown. This city, which used to be a criminal hub, is turning a new leaf. Mayor Stanley is making sure that Fakertown is safe and progressive for its citizens and that everyone is given a chance to start anew. One of his first decisions is to create the Internal Records Agency. This agency will be responsible for checking the background of all Fakertown citizens, updating their documents, and even offering them a chance to clean their criminal record as long as they commit not to go back to their former ways.

Billy, who lives in the town of Stony Brook, is having a miserable summer. Firstly, she's having a fight with her best friend, Dev. Secondly, it looks like her mums might have to sell their antique shop. And thirdly and perhaps worst of all, her goldfish Hepzibah has died (she killed it). But when Billy happens across some unusual spectacles through which she can not only see but hear ghosts–things take a spectral turn.

In this intimate and inspiring novel about the power of art and the value of community, award-winning author and former New Yorker Colleen Nelson brings life and liveliness to an eccentric cast of New York City neighbors. Middle-schooler and New Yorker Roxy Markowski wants to tell the truth fearlessly and powerfully, just like her idols at Veracity News.