Shadow, Shadow — Tiffany Nicole Smith

Book One of The Shadow Pines Trilogy 312 pages "The four of you have been blessed with a great gift. Well, it's a gift for you, but a curse for someone else." Harley receives a mysterious gift on her sixteenth birthday-a shadow box. The box gives her the power to trade someone to the shadows, meaning they will disappear and cease to exist. Harley can't imagine doing such a horrible thing and using the box comes at a price. Unfortunately, not using the box can be even more costly. Harley must make this life-altering decision as she makes frightening revelations about the town she calls home. Ages 13 and up