Small Spaces
Small Spaces

Small Spaces

Written by Katherine Arden
Book #1 in the Small Spaces Series
Paperback
$8.99
$8.58
9 - 12
Reading age
216
Page count
HL570L
Lexile measure
Jul 9, 2019
Publication date

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New York Times bestselling adult author of The Bear and the Nightingale makes her middle grade debut with a creepy, spellbinding ghost story destined to become a classic. Now in paperback. After suffering a tragic loss, eleven-year-old Ollie who only finds solace in books discovers a chilling ghost story about a girl named Beth, the two brothers who loved her, and a peculiar deal made with “the smiling man”–a sinister specter who grants your most tightly held wish, but only for the ultimate price. Captivated by the tale, Ollie begins to wonder if the smiling man might be real when she stumbles upon the graves of the very people she’s been reading about on a school trip to a nearby farm. Then, later, when her school bus breaks down on the ride home, the strange bus driver tells Ollie and her classmates: “Best get moving. At nightfall they’ll come for the rest of you.” Nightfall is, indeed, fast descending when Ollie’s previously broken digital wristwatch begins a startling countdown and delivers a terrifying message: RUN. Only Ollie and two of her classmates heed these warnings. As the trio head out into the woods–bordered by a field of scarecrows that seem to be watching them–the bus driver has just one final piece of advice for Ollie and her friends: “Avoid large places. Keep to small.” And with that, a deliciously creepy and hair-raising adventure begins.

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    Book Details

    ISBN
    9780525515043
    Publication Date
    July 9, 2019
    Publisher
    G.P. Putnam's Sons Books For Young Readers
    Original Publication Date
    September 25, 2018
    Text Details
    Text set in Dante MT Pro
    Page Count
    216
    Audience
    Middle Grade
    Reading Age
    9 - 12 years
    Lexile® Level
    HL570L
    Est. Fountas & Pinnell Level
    ~O
    Est. ATOS® Book Level
    ~3.7

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