The Girl in the Walls

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 that's sure to resonate with readers for years to come.

Neurodivergent and sock-collecting Vee is stuck at her uptight and "perfect" Grandma Jojo's house for the summer, who she has absolutely nothing in common with. To make matters worse, Vee thought her older cousin Cat would make summer fun again--until an incident happens in the middle of the night. And Cat hasn't been seen since.

Then Vee discovers a ghost living in Jojo's walls. And this girl... this ghost... has been collecting Jojo's secrets. At first, Vee finds the ghost to be an escape from her grandmother and her memories of the incident with Cat.

But as the girl encourages Vee to get back at Jojo by playing pranks, Vee soon uncovers Jojo's insecurities. And Vee starts to think twice about taking part in the girl's schemes, until the girl suddenly becomes dangerous, trapping Vee in the walls and threatening to flood the house and everyone in it.

Will Vee let grief and anger take control -- or is there a way to use even the broken, confusing pieces of her feelings to save her messy family?

A contemporary novel-in-verse with a ghostly twist, The Girl in the Walls explores grief in changing relationships, messy family feelings, and generational mental health stigma.