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Bestselling adult author of The Bear and the Nightingale makes her middle grade debut with a creepy, spellbinding ghost story destined to become a classicAfter 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. Best Read Small Spaces [ Author ] Katherine Arden [ Kindle ePUB or eBook ] – kino-fada.fr ARC given to me by a confirmed angel, Lilly at Lair of Books, which I will cherish and love forever You might get to know characters in books, Ollie thought, but getting to know a human was an entirely different thingSmall Spaces is Katherine Arden s debut middle grade novel and I loved it so very much friends Many of you know that The Bear and the Nightingale is one of my favorite books of all time, and even though these stories are nothing like one another, the beautiful writing, amazi ARC given to me by a confirmed angel, Lilly at Lair of Books, which I will cherish and love forever You might get to know characters in books, Ollie thought, but getting to know a human was an entirely different thingSmall Spaces is Katherine Arden s debut middle grade novel and I loved it so very much friends Many of you know that The Bear and the Nightingale is one of my favorite books of all time, and even though these stories are nothing like one another, the beautiful writing, amazing characters, and important themes shine through I went into this expecting a fun and spooky...I would read Katherine Arden s shopping list if she published it.In fourth grade I sold my soul to the Scholastic Book Club s Apple paperbacks There was only one thing in the entire world I ever wanted to read, at that point Only one thing that could make my little heart go pitter pat, and that was the comforting presence of ghost stories This was long before Bob Stine decided to slap an R.L in front of his last name and stake a claim in the world of G rated horror fare But it was also long after John Bellairs made it his business to truck in the middl In fourth grade I sold my soul to the Scholastic Book Club s Apple paperbacks There was only one thing in the entire world I ever wanted to read, at that point Only one thing that could make my little heart go pitter pat, and that was the comforting presence of ghost stories This was long before Bob Stine decided to slap an R.L in front of his last name and stake a claim in the world of G rated horror fare But it was also long after John Bellairs made it his business to truck in the middle grade supernatural Th...It is a confirmed fact that I will read anything Katherine Arden writes.To be honest, I haven t read a middle grade horror since I was squished into a school bus seat with a tattered copy of Goosebumps in my backpack It isn t a genre I had considered revisiting, not for any particular reason other than moving on to other things However, when I found out that the author of my favourite trilogy was debuting a middle grade novel, of course I had to give it a try.In Small Spaces, Arden really show It is a confirmed fact that I will read anything Katherine Arden writes To be honest, I haven t read a middle grade horror since I was squished into a school bus seat with a tattered copy of Goosebumps in my backpack It isn t a genre I had considered revisiting, not for any particular ...7.5 out of 10 Very nice middle grade story I loved the writing Arden knows how to make the words flow , creepy atmosphere, and the pacing Oh, and the friendship too Bromance development between the main characters was really greatI don t think I have ever been recommended an adult fantasy as much as Arden s The Bear and the Nightingale but in typical Rachel fashion, I jumped on her newest book instead Small Spaces reminded me why I adore middle grade to this day It had everything I loved to see a heartfelt friendship, palpable atmosphere, a twisty, turny plotline, and characters who I came to adore with every fibre of my being Ollie, our protagonist, is such a Gryffindor She is slowly working through her grief and d I don t think I have ever been recommended an adult fantasy as much as Arden s The Bear and the Nightingale but in typical Rachel fashion, I jumped on her newest book instead Small Spaces reminded me why I adore middle grade to this day It had everything I loved to see a heartfelt friendship, palpable atmosphere, a twisty, turny plotline, and characters who I came to adore with every fibre of my being Ollie, our protagonist, is such a Gryffindor She is slowly working through her grief and depression and the way that Arden tackled these themes without belittling the target audience was admirable Coco has just moved from the city and is the brunt of her classmates jokesoften than not Despite the fact that she is almost constantly in tears, she helps Ollie realise that it is better to be in touch with your feelings than pretending they don t exist Brian, the nerdy jock w a heart of gold His relationship with the girl warmed my cold, dead heart There s nothing I ...For those of us who grew up in the nineties datingmyself , SMALL SPACES is going to feel totally nostalgic for the days when you begged your parents to buy you the newest Goosebumps or Fear Street release, whatever RL Stine was putting out on any given day This has that small town creepy factor, with intrepid children, and clues to follow with a mystery to solve, in order to save the day The fact that I picked this up on the official first day of fall, and got to cuddle under a blanket as I For those of us who grew up in the nineties datingmyself , SMALL SPACES is going to feel totally nostalgic for the days when you begged your parents to buy you the newest Goosebumps or Fear Street release, whatever RL Stine was putting out on any given day This has that small town creepy factor, with intrepid children, and clues to follow with a mystery to solve, in order to save the day The fact that I picked this up on the official first day of fall, and got to cuddle under a blanket as I read, was pretty perfect You might get to know characters in books, Ollie thought, but getting to know a human was an entirely different thing.Was the book perfect though I mean, I was often entertained when I gave it my full attention, but it didn t really keep my interest What I should ve been able to finish in less than...Why, yes, spooky middle grade is my bread and butter Added this to the favorites shelf.I truly appreciate Katherine Arden so much as a writer She paints such perfect pictures and makes you feel like you re right there I was first introduced to her writing when I read The Bear and the Nightingale, and while these two stories are geared toward different age groups, Arden once again brought us all the the spooky, dark vibes.Small Spaces follows Ollie, a sixth grader from Vermont who is recovering from the death of her mom She s depressed and tends to isolate herself from friends a I truly appreciate Katherine Arden so much as a writer She paints such perfect pictures and makes you feel like you re right there I was first introduced to her writing when I read The Bear and the Nightingale, and while these two stories are geared toward different age groups, Arden once again brought us all the the spooky, dark vibes.Small Spaces follows Ollie, a sixth grader from Vermont who is recovering from the death of her mom She s depressed and tends to isolate herself from friends and her father One day she comes across a woman crying The woman is holding a book called Small Spaces, and she wants to throw it into the creek Ollie believes books shouldn t be thrown away so she takes it The following day she and her classmates go on a field trip to a farm, and Ollie begins to notice str...Small Space is a spooky, Halloween read that is ensure to delight as well as haunt.

Small Spaces
  • English
  • 07 June 2018
  • Hardcover
  • 256 pages
  • 052551502X
  • Katherine Arden
  • Small Spaces