The Girl in the Lake

Written by India Hill Brown

Narrated by Bahni Turpin

In the tradition of Wait Till Helen Comes, another truly chilling (and historically inspired) ghost story from the talentedauthor of The Forgotten Girl.

Celeste knows she should be excited to spend two weeks at her grandparents' lake house with her brother, Owen, and theircousins Capri and Daisy, but she's not.Bugs, bad cell reception, and the dark waters of the lake... no thanks. On top of that, she just failed her swim test and hates beingin the water-it's terrifying. But her grandparents are strong believers in their family knowing how to swim, especially having grownup during a time of segregation at public pools. Without the opportunity to learn, Grandma's sister drowned when they were kids.But soon strange things start happening, like Celeste's cousins accusing her of waking them up in the middle of the night. ButCeleste hasn't been awake during the night-she knows she's been fast asleep because she's been having terrible nightmaresabout drowning!Things at the old house only get spookier until one evening when Celeste looks in the steamy mirror after a shower and sees herface, but twisted, different...Who is the girl in the mirror? And what does she want?Past and present mingle in this spine-tingling ghost story by India Hill Brown.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Scholastic
• Release date: Jan 4, 2022
• ISBN: 9781338778243

India Hill Brown

India Hill Brown is the author of the NAACP Image Award–nominated middle grade novel The Forgotten Girl and The Girl in the Lake. She graduated from Claflin University with a bachelor’s degree in mass communications with a concentration in print journalism. She lives in Elgin, SC, with her husband and two sons. Rhythm & Muse is her first young adult novel. Visit India online at indiahillbrown.com. 

Reviews for The Girl in the Lake

[Becca · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Audiobooks 5 stars
Story itself 3.75 stars
I think i wish this was a little longer?
This was a cute story. I know it was meant to he a horror but it wasn't all that horrific for me. But i can Def see it being scary for a younger audience (as its intended for that) and anyone who just doesn't like the idea of ghosts.
This had good historical facts and the ending scene was so very beautiful. I'm glad i read this one.