The Girl in the Walls

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Pub Date May 20 2025 | Archive Date May 20 2025
Scholastic | Scholastic Press

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Description

When a neurodivergent girl finds a ghost in the walls, she must decide if the ghost is an ally or an enemy -- and the wrong decision could destroy her and her family. From Schneider Family Book Award Honor author Meg Eden Kuyatt comes a chilling yet lyrical new novel-in-verse that's sure to resonate with readers for years to come.

After a hard school year, V has been sent to her Grandma Jojo's house for the summer in order to get away from it all. But unlike neurodivergent, artistic, sock-collecting V, Jojo is uptight, critical, and obsessed with her spotless house. She doesn't get V at all. V is sure she's doomed to have the worst summer ever.

Then V starts hearing noises from inside the walls of the house...

Knocks, the sounds of a girl crying, and voices echoing in the night.

When V finds a ghostly girl hiding in the walls, they seem to have an immediate connection. This might be V's chance to get back at her perfect grandmother by messing with her just a little bit.

But the buried secrets go much deeper -- and are much more dangerous -- than V even suspects. And they threaten to swallow her and her family whole if she can't find a way to uncover the truth of the girl before it's too late.

A contemporary novel-in-verse with a ghostly twist by the author of Good Different, this book is about the power -- and danger -- of secrets. The Girl in the Walls will grab you and not let go until the very last page.

When a neurodivergent girl finds a ghost in the walls, she must decide if the ghost is an ally or an enemy -- and the wrong decision could destroy her and her family. From Schneider Family Book Award...


Advance Praise

"Meg Eden Kuyatt's latest book is more than an entertaining ghost story with a mysterious twist; it's also an ode to the importance of openness." -- Padma Venkatraman, Walter Award Winning Author of The Bridge Home

"Raw, honest, and mesmerizing! Kuyatt takes us through a dizzying, darkly supernatural journey -- evocative of Coraline and Doll Bones -- with emotion rooted in very real autistic trauma. I was riveted!" -- Sally J. Pla, Schneider Award-winning author of The Fire, the Water, and Maudie McGinn

"The Girl in the Walls will take readers on a spooky journey filled with confusion and anger before giving them acceptance and love. It is the perfect story for anyone who has struggled to be seen or understand others." -- Ally Malinenko, author of Ghost Girl

"Meg Eden Kuyatt's latest book is more than an entertaining ghost story with a mysterious twist; it's also an ode to the importance of openness." -- Padma Venkatraman, Walter Award Winning Author of ...


Marketing Plan

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NATIONAL MARKETING CAMPAIGN

  • National Review Coverage
  • Select Author Appearances
  • Trade and Educator Advertising
  • Feature in "The Power of Story" Campaign
  • Social Media Assets
  • Feature at Educator...

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ISBN 9781546110538
PRICE $18.99 (USD)
PAGES 288

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