The Walls Around Us (2015) is a young adult novel that intertwines two unreliable narrators, Amber and Violet, across different timelines with supernatural elements. Amber, imprisoned at Aurora Hills Juvenile Detention Center, experiences a mysterious prison event where all the guards disappear and the girls react in chaos. Violet, a wealthy ballerina haunted by the ghost of Orianna—a fellow dancer who died and was imprisoned years earlier—struggles with jealousy and guilt over a deadly incident involving Orianna and two other ballerinas. As Violet revisits the abandoned prison with friends, supernatural encounters reveal hidden truths. Ultimately, a twist reveals a spirit swap and a plan for Orianna to reclaim her life, exposing betrayal, murder, and revenge behind the prison walls.
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