"This ghost story gave me chill after chill. “This ghostly tale will help young listeners understand that our real history can be scarier than fiction, and fans of Mary Downing Hahn will love it.” –– BooklistĪwards and Praise for The Forgotten Girl:Īn NAACP Image Award Nominee for Outstanding Literary Work for Youth/TeensĢ020 ALSC Notable Children's Book "The slow burn reveal of Ellie's true intentions make for a fun, quick, and satisfyingly eerie read." - Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books A gripping scary story weaving in the history of segregation." - Kirkus Reviews "Brown expertly reminds readers that the truth is scarier than fiction especially when it comes to historical truths and lived realities whose impacts echo through the generations. Past and present mingle in this spine-tingling ghost story by award-winning author India Hill Brown. Who is the girl in the mirror? And what does she want? Things at the old house only get spookier until one evening when Celeste looks in the steamy mirror after a shower and sees her face, but twisted, different. And Celete's cousins start accusing her of pranking them when she's been no where near them!
But her grandparents are strong believers in their family knowing how to swim, especially having grown up during a time of segregation at public pools.Īnd soon strange things start happening-the sound of footsteps overhead late at night. On top of that, she just failed her swim test and hates being in the water-it's terrifying. Nomber_key:000487ĭescriptionįor fans of Small Spaces, Doll Bones, and Mary Downing Hahn, a truly chilling (and historically inspired) ghost story from the award-winning author of The Forgotten Girl.Ĭeleste knows she should be excited to spend two weeks at her grandparents' lake house with her brother, Owen, and their cousins Capri and Daisy, but she's not.īugs, bad cell reception, and the dark waters of the lake.
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