White Smoke
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Tiffany D. Jackson
The Haunting of Hill House meets Get Out in this chilling YA psychological thriller and modern take on the classic haunted house story from New York Times bestselling author Tiffany D. Jackson!Marigold is running from ghosts. The phantoms of her old life keep haunting her, but a move with her newly blended family from their small California beach town to the embattled Midwestern city of Cedarville might be the fresh start she needs. Her mom has accepted a new job with the Sterling Foundation that comes with a free house, one that Mari now has to share with her bratty ten-year-old stepsister, Piper.The renovated picture-perfect home on Maple Street, sitting between dilapidated houses, surrounded by wary neighbors has its . . . secrets. That’s only half the problem: household items vanish, doors open on their own, lights turn off, shadows walk past rooms, voices can be heard in the walls, and there’s a foul smell seeping through the vents only Mari seems to notice. Worse: Piper keeps talking about a friend who wants Mari gone.But “running from ghosts” is just a metaphor, right?As the house closes in, Mari learns that the danger isn’t limited to Maple Street. Cedarville has its secrets, too. And secrets always find their way through the cracks.* An Amazon Best Book of the Month * Parade's Best YA Books of the Year * Indigo Best Books of the Year * SLJ Best Books of the Year * Kirkus Best Books of the Year * A YALSA Amazing Audiobooks for Young Adults Book of the Year *
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Author
Tiffany D. Jackson
Pages
400
Publisher
HarperCollins
Published Date
2021-09-14
ISBN
0063029111 9780063029118
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"This was good. I loved the themes of gentrification and racism mixed with horror. I really enjoyed Marigold, a very imperfect protagonist who’s made mistakes and has to learn to forgive herself while in a terrifying situation with her family."
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Zariah Grant
"Every time I finish a TDJ book I’m left with a feeling that can only be described as WTF did I just read?
What a creepy psychological thriller/horror book. A haunted house story about a blended family, trauma and moving on from mistakes but dig a little deeper and it’s story about gentrification, corruption, racism, and systemic oppression and the unjust the prison system. 4 ⭐️’s"
"This book was so terrifying and scary. I loved it. A very unexpected twist near the end of the book."
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Asha Iyer-Schulz
"I’ve never read a horror novel in my life, until this. I’ve always been easily scared, and I’ve never been interested. What led to me picking this up was my mistaken thought that this was just a thriller; when I realized my mistake, I was too intrigued to stop. Props to Jackson for writing such an amazing story, it convinced me to give an entire genre a second chance. Very spooky, very chilling and unpredictable, but also good if you’re new to the genre like me. :)"
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