The Ginghams
$29.76
- Hardcover
240 pages
- Release Date
27 October 2026
Summary
When 12-year-old Joni Bird returns home from summer camp, it’s clear something strange is afoot in Olive Springs. May, her usually head-banging best friend, now wears her hair in a tight bun and calls playing the drums “unladylike.” The ice cream shop only serves vanilla ice cream. The women and girls of the neighborhood all sport big pearl earrings and crisp cotton dresses.
At the heart of it all? The creepy new family in the neighborhood with their soulless, carnival smiles and retr…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781250404152 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1250404150 |
| Author: | T.C. Kemper |
| Publisher: | Castle Point Books |
| Imprint: | Castle Point Books |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 240 |
| Release Date: | 27 October 2026 |
| Weight: | 454g |
| Dimensions: | 135mm x 208mm |
| Audience Age: | 8 |
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Critics Review
“A rip-roaring adventure, but more importantly, a kids’ power ballad to the importance of being yourself.” –Gordon Korman, New York Times-bestselling author
“An exuberant celebration of friendship and nonconformity. It will make readers ask, ‘Could something like this happen for real? What if it’s happening now?’” –Margaret Peterson Haddix, New York Times-bestselling author of The Greystone Secrets series
“A wickedly fun, delightfully creepy tale about identity, originality, and the dangers of conformity. I loved it!” –Dan Gemeinhart, bestselling author of The Remarkable Journey of Coyote Sunrise
“An eerie adventure where friendship and being true to oneself are the real prize.” –Lindsay Currie, #1 New York Times-bestselling author of The Mystery of Locked Rooms and X Marks the Haunt
“Full of creeping dread and alarmingly real threats.” –Delilah S. Dawson, New York Times-bestselling author of Camp Scare
”[For] fans of all things sinister and strange.” –Jennifer Killick, author of Dread Wood and Crater Lake
“A must-add to everyone’s reading list.” –Maria Tureaud, award-winning author of The Last Hope in Hopetown
“A tense, dread-filled atmosphere that draws on classic body-snatcher horror.” –Publishers Weekly
“Fast-moving and fun popcorn science fiction.” –Kirkus
T.C. Kemper
T.C. Kemper is an American author of sparky kidlit and speculative fiction. When she’s not sipping peppermint tea sweetened with local honey or hiking woodland trails with her family and rescue pup, she’s likely lost in a beautifully crafted story. The Ginghams is her debut novel.
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