Small Spaces Series

by Katherine Arden

A middle-grade horror trilogy following eleven-year-old Ollie, who reads a mysterious book about a woman who made a deal with the Smiling Man, then finds herself trapped on a haunted farm where scarecrows hunt children. The series blends genuine scares with emotional depth as Ollie and her friends face supernatural threats while processing grief and forming unlikely friendships.

Books in The Small Spaces series in order:

Book cover
#
1
Small Spaces
Recommended For Ages
11
+

After reading a mysterious book about a woman who made a deal with a sinister entity called the Smiling Man, eleven-year-old Ollie and her classmates find themselves trapped on a haunted farm where scarecrows come to life and a ghostly presence hunts them. A genuinely frightening middle-grade horror novel with strong emotional depth. First in a trilogy.