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Shelby can totally perform an exorcism on her own, or she could if her Catholic-priest guardian, Uncle Roy, would let her. Whatever, Shelby's got other things to occupy her thoughts, like her just-up-and-left absentee mom and a super-cute study buddy. With her "bejeweled spray bottle of holy water" in tow, Shelby offers one demonically funny moment after another in this indulgent beach-read for Buffy fans.