The House

by Raelyn Drake

Overview

The old, abandoned house at the end of Grace's street is a local legend. All the neighbors say it's haunted, but every Halloween someone leaves candy on the front porch. Grace and her friends decide to investigate, hoping to find out once and for all if someone—or something—really is haunting the place. But what if there is more to the house than there seems?

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781541517684
Publisher:	Lerner Publishing Group
Publication date:	12/28/2022
Series:	Mason Falls Mysteries
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	108
Sales rank:	932,086
File size:	3 MB
Age Range:	11 - 18 Years

About the Author

Raelyn Drake enjoys chai tea, tai chi, and coming up with more than two items for lists. She lives in Minneapolis, Minnesota, with her husband and rescue corgi mix, Sheriff.

Editorial Reviews

"[F]ast-paced with clear-cut resolutions . . . will resonate with mystery and suspense fans."—School Library Journal

From the Publisher

02/01/2018
Gr 7 Up—This action-packed new series tells the stand-alone stories of teens living in the fictional Mason Falls who solve various mysteries. In The House, Grace and a group of friends are determined to prove that a local house is not haunted, despite rumors that a ghost from the 1920s named Cordelia Rose haunts it. When a mysterious boy goes missing, Nick and Ava have a foreboding feeling and decide to help find him in Tracks. In The Turnaround, Justin decides to investigate the new baseball coach when the team begins to play suspiciously well and he suspects cheating. Hannah gets Behind the Screen when her older sister begins texting with a guy who does not seem to be who he says he is. Each story takes a realistic perspective and deals with real-life issues such as online scams and fighting with parents. VERDICT These books, written at a fourth grade reading level, are fast-paced with clear-cut resolutions to each case that will resonate with mystery and suspense fans.

School Library Journal