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 thats sure to resonate with readers for years to come.

After a hard school year, V has been sent to her Grandma Jojos 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 doesnt get V at all. V is sure shes 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 Vs 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 cant find a way to uncover the truth of the girl before its 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.

Author: Meg Eden Kuyatt
Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Scholastic Press
Published: 05/20/2025
Pages: 288
ISBN: 9781546110538
Language: English