Malaysian author Hanna Alkaf’s young adult novel “The Girl and The Ghost” was included in a recommendation list for middle school readers, published by the Oprah Book Club.

The Oprah Book Club, once a segment on the globally acclaimed talk show “The Oprah Winfrey Show”, is now a reading list which recommends books to readers, and has been credited for turning little-known titles into international bestsellers.

Hanna’s novel follows the journey of Suraya, a young girl living in a Malaysian village, as she inherits...