Why read The Girl in White?

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For fans of Small Spaces and the Goosebumps series by R.L Stine comes a chilling story about a twelve-year old girl who must face down the most notorious ghost in her haunted East coast town to stop a centuries-old curse that threatens to destroy everything.

Mallory hasn't quite adapted to…

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2 authors picked The Girl in White as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

Darcy Marks

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Eastport is the most cursed city in the US and the residents are darn proud of it!

Unfortunately, Mallory hasn’t quite adapted to her new home and finds her parents’ spooky stories to their restaurant customers and the constant Halloween in the town embarrassing. None of this stuff is real, after all! But when Mallory sees the girl in white, things start happening that she can’t explain. Worse yet, she’s doing things she can’t explain. Dangerous things.

I loved this new take on the Lady in White urban legend, and as a huge fan of towns like Salem, where the…

From Darcy's list on Halloween for middle grade readers.

Matt McMann

Author

Already a big Lindsay Currie fan after reading the wonderfully spooky What Lives in the Woods, I jumped at the offer of an advanced copy of The Girl in White. It surpassed my already high expectations.

In this delightfully creepy yet heartfelt story, a girl desperately attempts to discover why she has been targeted by a vengeful ghost. Relatable characters, a cursed seaside town setting, unexpected plot twists, and genuinely spooky moments had me tearing through the pages.

From Matt's list on horror for kids (and kids at heart).