![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() I remember bright red blooms on the flowers, not dark, wrinkled ones. ![]() The petals on the flowers seem almost… wilted. This time it looks even darker, more somber than it did earlier. I stare at the picture on the wall as we pass. When she admits it to her friends, the quiet twin, Nina, seems to know about Tessa’s house and its history… and maybe its secrets. Mysterious drawings that appear in Tessa’s sketch book grow more detailed, a painting in the hallway seems to grow more dreary, and now her brother says his ventriloquist’s dummy has been talking to him, which all add up to a haunted house in her mind. Lindsay Currie’s wording is captivating and flows quickly into the story that takes the reader deeper and deeper into a mystery about the death and burial of a girl who’s grave site is said to be haunted. But Cassidy seems moody, and put out by the new girl’s sudden appearance.įor fans of John Bellairs and Dan Poblocki, An Incident on Shady Street nails the genre of scary stories for younger kids (middle-grade/age 8-12). Andrew, a soccer jock, introduces Tessa to Nina, Richie, and Cassidy. But she meets a boy right off the bat who brings her instantly into a new cadre of friends. As soon as she arrives in her new home, Tessa notices the odd electrical fluctuations and currents of cold air and her brother starts talking to a new friend that only he can see. ![]()
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