The House That Wasn't There Yesterday
by P.J. Crowmarsh
The house at the end of Wick Street definitely was not there yesterday, and it keeps changing its mind about how many windows it has.
Eleven-year-old twins Ben and Birdie Okafor have lived in Shivergrove for two months, which is just long enough to learn that weird is basically the local weather forecast. But even by Shivergrove standards, a crooked gray house sprouting overnight in an empty lot is a lot. When a school scavenger hunt sends them creeping through its front door, they discover the house isn't just haunted, it's hungry, quietly "borrowing" bits and pieces of real homes all over town to rebuild itself each night.
Inside lives Mrs. Thistlewood, a cheerfully oblivious ghost who has been redecorating the same rooms for sixty years, utterly convinced she still lives there. She doesn't remember she's dead. She definitely doesn't remember why one room has stayed locked, empty, and unfinished for six decades.
To send Mrs. Thistlewood on peacefully, and to stop the house from taking anything else that doesn't belong to it, Ben and Birdie will have to finish what she never could. It means facing down a house that fights back, and solving a mystery that's more heartfelt than horrifying.
Funny, gently spooky, and full of heart, this haunted-house mystery is perfect for fans of R.L. Stine and Neil Gaiman's kid-friendly chills. A great pick for kids who love scary stories for kids, ghost stories, and spooky mysteries without the nightmares. Ideal for readers 8-12 and a fantastic gift for reluctant readers who love a good shiver with their giggles.
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