The Girl in the Lake by 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. Past and present mingle in this spine-tingling ghost story by India Hill Brown.For 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. But Celeste hasn't been awake during the night-she knows she's been fast asleep because she's been having terrible nightmares about drowning! Without the opportunity to learn, Grandma's sister drowned when they were kids.īut soon strange things start happening, like Celeste's cousins accusing her of waking them up in the middle of the night. 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.

For 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.

The Girl in the Lake by India Hill Brown