The Girl in the Walls

By: Meg Eden Kuyatt

Narrated by: Kira Fixx

When a neurodivergent girl finds a ghost in the walls, she must decide if the ghost is an ally or an enemy—and the wrong decision could destroy her and her family. From Schneider Family Book Award Honor author Meg Eden Kuyatt comes a chilling yet lyrical new audiobook novel-in-verse that's sure to resonate with listeners for years to come.

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 audiobook novel-in-verse with a ghostly twist by the author of Good Different, this audiobook is about the power—and danger—of secrets. The Girl in the Walls will grab you and not let go until the very last word.

©2025 Meg Eden Kuyatt (P)2025 Scholastic Audio Books

Critic reviews

"This book will give you shivers, like looking in a mirror too long. It's a stunning, healing work."—Ann Clare LeZotte, Schneider Award-winning author of Deer Run Home

"Meg Eden Kuyatt's latest book is more than an entertaining ghost story with a mysterious twist; it's also an ode to the importance of openness."—Padma Venkatraman, Walter Award Winning Author of The Bridge Home

"Raw, honest, and mesmerizing! Kuyatt takes us through a dizzying, darkly supernatural journey—evocative of Coraline and Doll Bones—with emotion rooted in very real autistic trauma. I was riveted!"—Sally J. Pla, Schneider Award-winning author of The Fire, the Water, and Maudie McGinn