Small Spaces

Praise for Small Spaces: Three Starred Reviews A Kirkus Best Book of 2018 - Middle-Grade A Publishers Weekly Best Book of 2018 - Middle-Grade A Chicago Public Library's Best of the Best Books of 2018 An Amazon Best Book - October 2018 A CCBC Choices List Pick - 2019 A Louisiana Young Readers Choice Award Nominee - 2020-2021 A Texas Lone Star Reading List Pick - 2020 A Great Texas Mosquito Reading List Pick - 2019-2020 A Maine Student Book Award Nominee - 2019-2020 A Sunshine State Young Readers Award Nominee - 2019-2020 A Dorothy Canfield Fisher Children's Book Award Nominee - 2019-2020 "Atmospheric horror at its best. Chillingly tender."--Kirkus, starred review "With a tantalizing pace and palpable suspense, all nicely grounded in realistic emotions, this well-wrought spine-tingler is destined to be a hit (just makes sure the lights stay on)."--Booklist, starred review "Riveting...The story moves at a good pace with just enough clues to keep the reader intrigued and guessing."--School Library Connection, starred review "Is it a mystery? A fairy tale? A horror thriller? As the suspense gripped me, I just wanted to know one thing--WHAT HAPPENS NEXT? Terrifying and fun."--R. L. Stine, author of the Goosebumps and Fear Street series "The perfect book to be read by firelight during a chilly autumn evening--though you might find yourself inching closer to the light as the story nears its terrifying conclusion. Katherine Arden is a gifted storyteller with a wicked imagination!"--J. A. White, author of The Thickety series and Nightbooks "This book scared the snot out of me. Fast-paced and spine-tinglingly delightful. I defy you to read the first two chapters without staying up the rest of the night to finish. You've been warned!"--Jonathan Auxier New York Times bestselling author of The Night Gardener "This supernatural thriller [is] a page-turner, but it's Ollie's journey through grief and into friendship that makes it memorable." -The Horn Book Magazine "A winning combination of thrills, chills, humor, and heart. Hand to fans of Holly Black's Doll Bones and readers who enjoy the works of Mary Downing Hahn and Jonathan Stroud." -The School Library Journal "Arden...shrouds her Halloween-time story in autumnal mists, introducing a...cast of ominous figures, from ghosts to shapeshifters and scarecrow minions. Ollie is a relatable heroine who finds strength through trusting in friendship, while her ghostly adventures lead her to learn an important truth: sometimes, the best way to honor the memory of a loved one is by moving forward, bravely, and with love."--Publishers Weekly " The novel's menacing fantasy world of centuries-old ghosts and children being turned into scarecrows is provocative enough, but explicit references to Narnia, Wonderland, and Cerberus of Hades make for a smart and moving account of how stories may transport but grief and loss still take a lot from us." --BCCB "In her first book for young readers, the author of adult best-seller "The Bear and the Nightingale" offers a sublimely creepy tale with middle-school drama, spooky fairytale references, a heart-stopping finale - and a poignant tale of mother and daughter love at its heart." --The Buffalo News

Born in Austin, Texas, Katherine Arden spent a year of high school in Rennes, France. Following her acceptance to Middlebury College in Vermont, she deferred enrollment for a year in order to live and study in Moscow. At Middlebury, she specialized in French and Russian literature. After receiving her BA, she moved to Maui, Hawaii, working every kind of odd job imaginable, from grant writing and making crepes to guiding horse trips. Currently she lives in Vermont, but really, you never know.