{"product_id":"there-are-ghosts-here","title":"There Are Ghosts Here","description":"\n\u003ctable align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"2\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\"\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"productDetailSmallElements\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"Adrienne Tooley has written a razor-sharp fever dream of a book. Both \n\u003cb\u003estaggeringly beautiful and deeply unsettling\u003c\/b\u003e, \n\u003ci\u003eThere Are Ghosts Here\u003c\/i\u003e weaves elements of grief, girlhood, and self-worth into an evocative seaside horror that kept me awake well into the night.\" --Kelly Andrew, \n\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \n\u003ci\u003eYour Blood, My Bones\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\" \n\u003cb\u003eAs haunting as it is healing\u003c\/b\u003e, \n\u003ci\u003eThere Are Ghosts Here\u003c\/i\u003e will stay with you long after you close its sea-soaked pages. I couldn't put it down.\" --Trang Thanh Tran, \n\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \n\u003ci\u003eShe Is a Haunting\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e★ \"It's \n\u003cb\u003ea gratifying novel\u003c\/b\u003e that boasts tear-jerking sentimentality and \n\u003cb\u003espine-tingling horror\u003c\/b\u003e.\" -- \n\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e, starred review \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\" \n\u003cb\u003eNo one does haunting prose like Adrienne Tooley.\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eThere Are Ghosts Here\u003c\/i\u003e is as breathtaking as it is insidious. Brackish as olive brine and smooth as a silk bow, Tooley's foray into horror is a must-read for fans of Rory Power, Kelly Andrew, and Ava Reid.\" --Clare Edge, author of \n\u003ci\u003eNatural Selection\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\" \n\u003ci\u003eThere Are Ghosts Here\u003c\/i\u003e is an intimate, affecting exploration of trauma, mental health, and abandonment. For Willa Childs, everything at Dorsey House is elusive: her memories of the fire that still burns on her skin, a friendship with the prickly codependent girls who share the home, and the relentless secrets of the ocean's taunting tide. \n\u003cb\u003e Tooley's ethereal, devastating prose left me gasping for air;\u003c\/b\u003e this is a story I will return to again and again.\" --Jen St. Jude, author of \n\u003ci\u003eIf Tomorrow Doesn't Come\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"In this \n\u003cb\u003ecerebral thriller\u003c\/b\u003e, Tooley effectively depicts the effects of childhood trauma as a literal haunting.\" -- \n\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBiographical Note\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAdrienne Tooley grew up in Southern California, majored in musical theater in Pittsburgh, and now lives in Brooklyn with her wife, their dog, eight guitars, and a banjo. She's the author of multiple novels for young adults, including the speculative contemporary thriller \n\u003ci\u003eThere Are Ghosts Here\u003c\/i\u003e, and the fantasy novels \n\u003ci\u003eSweet \u0026amp; Bitter Magic\u003c\/i\u003e, \n\u003ci\u003eSofi and the Bone Song\u003c\/i\u003e, and the Betrayal Prophecies duology. She's also an occasional singer\/songwriter who has released several EPs. Find her online most places.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher Marketing\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eWilla has no memory of anything before arriving at Dorsey House, and when she meets two sinister girls who seem to already know her, she slowly begins to lose her grip on what is real . . . and what is a lie. A haunting contemporary speculative thriller for fans of \u003ci\u003eKill Creatures\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eWe Were Liars\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWilla Childs doesn't know why she's at Dorsey House. The tragic accident that banished her to the mysterious reformatory perched at the edge of the sea is lost in the recesses of her murky memory. The Dorseys themselves offer no answers, and the only other wards, Caroline and Ivy, seem intent on keeping Willa in the dark--and on the outside of their obsessive friendship. \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eYet as the days pass, it begins to feel like the sinister twosome knows Willa better than she knows herself. And as her memories gradually return to focus, the girls become even stranger, doing their best to convince Willa that she's been at Dorsey House before. Only, that's impossible. \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOr is it? If they're telling the truth, Willa can no longer trust her own mind. The line between reality and nightmare begins to blur. Willa is certain Dorsey House is haunted, but by what? And if she can't remember leaving, how will she ever escape?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations:\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/span\u003e 05\/29\/2026 pg. 1 (EAN 9798217027897, Hardcover)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/span\u003e 06\/15\/2026 (EAN 9798217027897, Hardcover) - *Starred Review\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n","brand":"Delacorte Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51496146632982,"sku":"9798217027897","price":23.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0857\/9910\/8886\/files\/9798217027897.jpg?v=1783053971","url":"https:\/\/lusper.myshopify.com\/products\/there-are-ghosts-here","provider":"Lusperbooks","version":"1.0","type":"link"}