{"product_id":"small-spaces","title":"Small Spaces","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling adult author of \u003ci\u003eThe Bear and the Nightingale\u003c\/i\u003e makes her middle grade debut with a creepy, spellbinding ghost story destined to become a classic. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAfter suffering a tragic loss, eleven-year-old Ollie who only finds solace in books discovers a chilling ghost story about a girl named Beth, the two brothers who loved her, and a peculiar deal made with \"the smiling man\"--a sinister specter who grants your most tightly held wish, but only for the ultimate price. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCaptivated by the tale, Ollie begins to wonder if the smiling man might be real when she stumbles upon the graves of the very people she's been reading about on a school trip to a nearby farm. Then, later, when her school bus breaks down on the ride home, the strange bus driver tells Ollie and her classmates: \"Best get moving. At nightfall they'll come for the rest of you.\" Nightfall is, indeed, fast descending when Ollie's previously broken digital wristwatch begins a startling countdown and delivers a terrifying message: RUN. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOnly Ollie and two of her classmates heed these warnings. As the trio head out into the woods--bordered by a field of scarecrows that seem to be watching them--the bus driver has just one final piece of advice for Ollie and her friends: \"Avoid large places. Keep to small.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAnd with that, a deliciously creepy and hair-raising adventure begins.","brand":"Katherine Arden","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53095203143893,"sku":"BS-I6J-515043","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0777\/7170\/2485\/files\/9780525515043-HD.jpg?v=1770336505","url":"https:\/\/www.acornbookshop.com\/products\/small-spaces","provider":"Acorn Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}