Small Spaces

Katherine Arden

After suffering a tragic loss, 11-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 spectre 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?

Author(s): Arden, Katherine
Binding: Paperback
Date of Publication: 04/09/2025
Pagination: 216 pages
Series: N/A
Imprint: Puffin
Published By: Puffin
Book Classification: Children's / Teenage fiction: Horror & ghost stories, chillers|Children's / Teenage fiction: Horror & ghost stories, chillers|Children's / Teenage fiction: Crime & mystery fiction
Dimensions: 198x129x14
Weight: 161
ISBN13\EAN\SKU: 9780241795071