The Girl in the Walls
by Meg Eden Kuyatt
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There's a ghost in the walls, and V must decide if it is an ally or an enemy. The wrong decision could destroy her and her family.
From Schneider Honor Award winning author Meg Eden Kuyatt comes a chilling and insightful novel-in-verse.
After a hard school year, V has been sent to her Grandma Jojo's house for the summer in order to get away from it all. But unlike neurodivergent, artistic, sock-collecting V, Jojo is uptight, critical, and obsessed with her spotless house. She doesn't get V at all. V is sure she's doomed to have the worst summer ever.
Then V starts hearing noises from inside the walls of the house... Knocks, the sounds of a girl crying, and voices echoing in the night.
When V finds a ghostly girl hiding in the walls, they seem to have an immediate connection. This might be V's chance to get back at her perfect grandmother by messing with her just a little bit.
But the buried secrets go much deeper -- and are much more dangerous -- than V even suspects. And they threaten to swallow her and her family whole if she can't find a way to uncover the truth of the girl before it's too late.
A contemporary novel-in-verse with a ghostly twist by the author of Good Different, this book is about the power -- and danger -- of secrets. The Girl in the Walls will grab you and not let go until the very last page.
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Book Details
- ISBN
- 9781546110538
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Authors
- Meg Eden Kuyatt
- Publisher
- Scholastic Press
- Published Date
- May 20, 2025
- Language
- English
- Pages
- 288
- Physical Info
- 8.57 in L x 5.88 in W (0.85 lb)
What I love about Kuyatt's writing is that she tells beautiful stories about hard, raw emotions and gives us ways to grapple with how complicated these feelings can be. This story of "V" and her haunted summer with Grandma Jojo is spooky to be sure, as V gets locked in a fraught friendship with the supernatural "Girl in the Walls." Their twisting, turning relationship delivers a powerful punch in the end--tough but cathartic, and an important, necessary look at generational trauma and the pain and destruction we can cause when we force people to wear masks instead of loving, embracing, and nurturing each other as we are.
This book brilliantly shows what it feels like for me to go through the world neurodivergently. The characters truly resonate. The artistry of the layout and imagery is compelling and once I started reading, I couldn’t stop. What an authentic glimpse into an intense inner world!
Meg Eden Kuyatt’s The Girl in the Walls is a great read for anyone who has ever felt misunderstood by their family. An authentic portrayal of neurodivergence with layers of generational trauma and a unique spin on a ghost story. I can’t wait to put this book in my classroom library!
The Girl in the Walls is mysterious, raw, and beautifully written. If you have any connection to autism, particularly how autism affects families, you will know how powerful this story truly is. Understanding how the autistic brain is designed, the beauty, the pain, and the family dynamics and genetics involved is so needed. I believe this story has the power to bring healing and understanding to it’s readers. Meg Eden Kuyatt is such a gifted writer. Her words brought tears, awe, and hope. Her poetic style and usage of font, space, and text is unique and inspiring. Meg’s artistic ability shines through on the page in a way that I’ve never seen until Good Different, and I think this book is even more captivating artistically.
Powerfully, raw, honest, beautiful book with themes generational trauma and the stories we tell ourselves.
