Debut novelist Arden's book is the tale of Vasilisa, a young girl living in Russia whose father remarries. Vasilisa's stepmother says the family should not worship the spirits of the house, but when the consequences of failing to do so grow dire, Vasilisa must act on her own. "This could be the next 'Night Circus,'" Schluep says, referring to Erin Morgenstern's hit novel.
