Though they have never met Cassie is coming to think of EL as her truest friend Lately it feels as though Cassie's life has been slowly collapsing around her
- her beloved grandfather has died her father has just moved out of the family home & her mother is drinking more than she used to But when she talks to EL she feels less alone However Cassie isn't entirely sure that EL is real A slave girl living in 1840s South Carolina EL visits Cassie first in her dreams then begins to speak to her while she's awake Are their conversations a sign that Cassie has inherited her grandfather's gift of communicating with the dead or is Cassie slowly losing her mind? As the young women become closer across the miles & years that separate them they find solace in each other & as Cassie learns of the horrors of EL's reality she resolves to help her escape But is EL's future already written? & could Cassie's obsession damage her own life beyond repair? Powerful moving & unforgettable I'm Right Here is a beautifully-told story of friendship love & courageous hope