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    Small Spaces

    Written by Katherine Arden

    Narrated by Renee Dorian

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    About this audiobook

    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

    After suffering a tragic loss, eleven-year-old Ollie only finds solace in books. So when she happens upon a crazed woman at the river threatening to throw a book into the water, Ollie doesn't think—she just acts, stealing the book and running away. As she begins to read the slender volume, Ollie discovers a chilling story about a girl named Beth, the two brothers who both 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.

    Ollie is captivated by the tale until her school trip the next day to Smoke Hollow, a local farm with a haunting history all its own. There she stumbles upon the graves of the very people she's been reading about. Could it be the story about the smiling man is true? Ollie doesn't have too long to think about the answer to that. On the way home, the school bus breaks down, sending their teacher back to the farm for help. But the strange bus driver has some advice for the kids left behind in his care: "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, a keepsake reminder of better times, begins a startling countdown and delivers a terrifying message: RUN.

    Only Ollie and two of her classmates heed the bus driver's warning. 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.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherPenguin Random House Audio
    Release dateSep 25, 2018
    ISBN9780525638773
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    • 5/5
      The girl that was reading was amazing. she did and awesome job!
    • 5/5
      Such a cute, spooky little book!
    • 4/5
      I've seen a lot of rave reviews for Katherine Arden's writing, but I'd never read one of her books before reading this one. While I don't read a lot of middle-grade books, I do enjoy the occasional one and this was an excellent choice. Very atmospheric, I could feel the chill in the New England autumn air despite reading this in August in Florida. And there are plenty of creepy goings-on to send chills down a middle-graders' spine. As a mom, I loved the element of a mother's love transcending time. Well done overall, and I look forward to reading the next book in the series.
    • 5/5
      Amazingly written and has a very good complex plot ending
    • 5/5
      This book was awesome! There were so many wonderfully thought through details. There was a huge surprise at the end that I was not expecting. I loved this book.
    • 4/5
      Good, more young adult but still a fun read.
    • 5/5
      Just the right amount of creepy and disturbing to intrigue any reader!

      1 person found this helpful

    • 3/5
      not bad at all. not exactly what I expected but it was easy to follow and was an interesting read.

      1 person found this helpful