Keep to small.'Īnd with that, a deliciously creepy and hair-raising adventure begins. Small Spaces, published in 2018, is the first book in the middle-grade Small Spaces Quartet Series by author Katherine Arden. 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. Katherine Arden is the New York Times bestselling author of the Winternight trilogy and the Small Spaces quartet. Only Ollie and two of her classmates heed these warnings. 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. Then, later, when her school bus breaks down on the ride home, the strange bus driver tells Ollie and her classmates- 'Best get moving. Now in paperback.Īfter 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.Ĭaptivated 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. 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. 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 shes been reading about on a school trip to a nearby farm. In addition to writing novels, she enjoys aimless travel, growing vegetables, and running wild through the woods with her dog.

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. Katherine Arden is the New York Times bestselling author of the Winternight trilogy and the Small Spaces quartet.

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