The Girl in the Lake

The Girl in the Lake by Lucy Clarke follows Celeste, who is reluctantly spending two weeks at her grandparents' lake house with her brother and cousins. Although she's not thrilled about the bugs, bad cell reception, and the ominous lake, she is most troubled by her fear of water, especially after failing her swim test. Her grandparents are determined to teach their grandchildren to swim, a lesson rooted in their own experiences growing up during segregation at public pools.

Things take a mysterious turn as strange occurrences begin to unfold: eerie footsteps overhead at night, a flickering attic light, and her cousins accusing her of pranking them when she's not involved. The unsettling atmosphere deepens when Celeste sees a distorted version of her face in a fogged-up mirror. A strange girl seems to be watching her. As the tension builds, Celeste must uncover the truth behind these supernatural events, and the connection between the girl in the mirror and the secrets hidden in the lake house. Past and present mingle in this spine-tingling ghost story by award-winning author India Hill Brown.