The Waters & The Wild
by Francesa Lia Block
For all of her 13 years, or at least for as long as she can remember, Bee (short for Beatrice) has never felt comfortable in her life, as if she doesn’t really belong. The one place in which she does find a bit of comfort is the gardens, where she can be close to the earth and the growing plants.

One night Bee wakes up to find an exact double of herself standing in her room. The girl whispers one sentence, “You are me,” and then disappears. Bee turns to her classmate Haze for answers. He explains that she is a doppelganger and that seeing one means your eminent death.

She also meets another loner, Sarah, who is a bit of an outsider as well and believes herself to be the reincarnation of a slave from the 1800s. The three begin to form a special friendship, find some happiness, and feel like they do belong in their own unique way. Suddenly, though, Bee gets sick. Haze and Sarah put some clues together and figure out the mystery behind Bee’s double and her illness. Their lives will never be the same.

Adapted from Teenreads.com