The Characters
She is afraid to swim cause she failed her swimming test who is this?
Celeste
Celeste keeps seeing a mysterious flashing light coming from this part of her grandparents' house.
Attic
The rules of the house Celeste intentionally breaks to investigate what happened in the past.
sneaking out at night to go to the attic
The name of the specific body of water where the grandparents lake house is located.
Whispering Pines Lake
The green sleepwear items given to Celeste that originally belonged to great-aunt Ellie.
Great Aunt Ellie's green pajamas
He is afraid of hiking cause of mountain lions.
Owen(Celeste's brother)
While trying to scare her cousin Carpi,Celeste hides inside of this.
Closet
The decades old event that caused great aunt Ellie's spirit to become trapped in the lake.
Drowning
The mandatory requirement Celeste failed at school, which made her parents to send her to the lake house for lessons.
Her swim test
The cozy, homemade bedding piece stitched together by Celeste's grandma Judy that comforts Celeste.
The quilt that grandma Judy made
She is Celeste's older cousin and she is scared to fail her driving test.
Capri
The haunting activity escalates when Owen finds dirty prints of these on the wall.
Footprints/or dirty boots.
The relative Celeste is named after, which links her directly to the haunting.
Her great aunt Celeste/ Ellie
This was Great aunt Ellie's favorite color,which is mentioned throughout the story.
Green
The heavy footwear Owen brings along to the lake house, even though he is afraid of exploring the outdoor trails.
Owen's hiking boots
She is a ghost and she is trying to let her family face thier fears.
Great aunt Ellie
When looking into a steamy mirror after taking a shower, Celeste sees a reflection of this.
A ghost face of great aunt Ellie's face.
The strange occurrences around the house that Capri and Daisy wrongly blamed Celeste for doing,when it is actually the ghost.
The cruel pranks
The family connection between Celeste and the ghost haunting the waters
Her great aunt / great aunt Ellie
The vintage music playing device owed by Celeste's younger 1950s- obsessed cousin Daisy.
Daisy's record player
She is quiet and afraid of thunder.
Daisy(Celeste younger cousin)
Grandma mistakenly blames Celeste for pushing Capri down these.
Stairs
The specific historical era when the original tragic events at the lake took place.
1950s/Jim crow era
The small, human- powered watercraft the cousins use to explore the lake while uncovering old truths.
Canoe/kayak
The educational reading items about the great outdoors gifted to Owen by his grandfather.
Nature books