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For fans of Small Spaces and the Goosebumps series by R.L Stine comes a chilling ghost story about a girl living in the decrepit and creepy mansion, who discovers something in the woods is after her.

All Ginny Anderson wants from her summer is to sleep in, attend a mystery…

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1 author picked What Lives in the Woods as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

I discovered Lindsay’s book on Twitter. I grew up enjoying scary books, so when I saw her covers, I knew I wanted to interview her about her new one that wasn’t yet out. In the meantime, I read What Lies in the Woods.

This book is for middle graders, but even I felt it was scary! It read like a movie.

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