YA Fantasy, not horror. Book about Ghost - about a person who died (I believe they were younger but not much younger than a teen) and their spirit was trapped in an apartment. Read around 2009-2012?

[Ashley]

I’ve been trying to think of a book I read years ago and would love your help!

It was about a person who died (I believe they were younger but not much younger than a teen ) and their spirit was trapped in an apartment. They eventually figured out that the stronger their spirit got, the more easily they could communicate with people by doing little things like flipping a light switch, moving a book, etc. any thoughts?

There may have been a graveyard across the street. It wasn’t a horror book in any way.

[Lobstergirl, au gratin]

What year did you read it, or when was it published?
What age reader is it for?
Cover?
Author's gender?

[Rainbowheart]

Home Sweet Haunt?

The Ghost Behind the Wall?

[Lobstergirl, au gratin]

Ashley is still looking and wrote:

"I read a book (maybe 10-15 yrs ago) and I would guess that it was a YA book. I believe the main character was a teen boy that died (can't remember how) and I believe he was stuck in the apartment he lived in (perhaps with an uncle or grandpa?). I vaguely remember him being able to leave his apartment and at one point, he went to the graveyard nearby. He discovered he was dead and was adamant to learn how to move objects or communicate by writing in dust or closing a door. It wasn't a horror novel."

"Book about a boy (I think) that died and he is stuck in an apartment where he tries to slowly gain strength as a spirit that can move objects and communicate with his loved ones."

[Rachel]

Maybe The Night Tourists or its sequel The Twilight Prisoner? The description doesn’t match exactly, so maybe not.

[Rose]

The other thread has a suggestion of Her Fearful Symmetry which seems a potential match, teen girl protagonists though

[Ashley]

I'm new to this, Rose -- how do I see " the other thread"? Unfortunately those suggestions, while good, aren't the book I am looking for. Thank you for your suggestion!

[Ashley]

It had to have been around 2005-2008. I don't remember the authors gender or even the protagonists gender, although I believe it was a youngish man, most likely his teens.

Ashley wrote: "I’ve been trying to think of a book I read years ago and would love your help!

It was about a person who died (I believe they were younger but not much younger than a teen ) and their spirit was ..."

[Lobstergirl, au gratin]

Ashley wrote: "I'm new to this, Rose -- how do I see " the other thread"? Unfortunately those suggestions, while good, aren't the book I am looking for. Thank you for your suggestion!"

The other thread is now deleted but it only had one suggestion, Her Fearful Symmetry.