Carly Anne West

The Bargaining Carly Anne West

Publisher Marketing: "The Shining" meets "The Conjuring" in this chilling and suspenseful new novel from the author of "The Murmurings." The fact that neither of her parents wants to deal with her is nothing new to Penny. She's used to being discussed like a problem, a problem her mother has finally passed on to her father. What she hasn't gotten used to is her stepmother...especially when she finds out what she'll have to spend the summer with April in the remote woods of Washington to restore a broken-down old house. Set deep in a dense forest, the old Carver House is filled with abandoned antique furniture, rich architectural details, and its own chilling past. The only respite Penny can find away from April's renovations is in Miller, the young guy who runs the local general store. He's her only chance at a normal, and enjoyable, summer. But Miller has his own connection to the Carver house, and it's one that goes beyond the mysterious tapping Penny hears at her window, the handprints she finds smudging the glass panes, and the visions of children who beckon Penny to follow them into the dark woods. Miller's past just might threaten to become the terror of Penny's future... Review Citations: School Library Journal 11/01/2014 pg. 126 (EAN 9781442441828, Hardcover) Kirkus Reviews 11/15/2014 (EAN 9781442441828, Hardcover) Booklist 01/01/2015 pg. 87 (EAN 9781442441828, Hardcover) Voice of Youth Advocates 02/01/2015 (EAN 9781442441828, Hardcover) Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 01/01/2015 (EAN 9781442441828, Hardcover) Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 02/01/2015 pg. 334 (EAN 9781442441828, Hardcover) Contributor Bio:  West, Carly Anne Carly Anne West is a freelance writer with an MFA in English and Creative Writing from Mills College. She lives with her husband and son in Seattle, Washington. Visit her at CarlyAnneWest.com.