{"product_id":"the-haunting-9780440220084","title":"The Haunting","description":"\u003cb\u003eFor fans of Gillian Flynn, Caroline Cooney, and R.L. Stine comes \u003ci\u003eThe Haunting\u003c\/i\u003e from four-time Edgar Allen Poe Young Adult Mystery Award winner Joan Lowery Nixon.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The walls whisper. The ceilings shriek. No one can survive a night of terror inside Graymoss. The old plantation house has been in Lia's family since the Civil War, but it's been possessed for generations by a malicious spirit, and Lia's family has always stayed far away.\u003cbr\u003e Now her parents have decided to move into Graymoss, and Lia must either change their minds or chase away the horror lurking inside the old house. Using clues from her great-great-grandmother's diary and an old copy of \u003ci\u003eFavorite Tales of Edgar Allan Poe\u003c\/i\u003e, Lia must discover what--or who--the evil wants. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Nixon creates a spooky setting fairly dripping in atmosphere, then spins an ever-tightening thread of tension.\" -\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"A book that will please mystery fans... and a] plot  that] keeps readers guessing until the end.\" -\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Nixon has woven a tale that grabs and holds her readers...It's a really fun read \" -\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eVOYA\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"A page-turner that will satisfy mystery and ghost story fans.\" -\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJoan Lowery Nixon was the author of more than 130 books for young readers and was the only four-time winner of the Edgar Allan Poe Best Young Adult Mystery Award. She received the award for \u003ci\u003eThe Kidnapping of Christina Lattimore\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe S?ance\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Name of the Game Was Murder\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Other Side of the Dark\u003c\/i\u003e, which also won the California Young Reader Medal. Her historical fiction included the award-winning series The Orphan Train Adventures, Orphan Train Children, and Colonial Williamsburg: Young Americans.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Rh Childrens Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51200848560402,"sku":"9780440220084","price":5.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_350cda1a-66fc-4ad4-bafc-510c4f41e99e.jpg?v=1744903762","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-haunting-9780440220084","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}