By: Lindsay Currie
Sourcebooks Young Readers, 2021. Middle Grade.
All twelve-year-old Ginny wanted was to attend her summer
mystery writing workshop at home in Chicago, but her dad takes on a job doing
historical restoration in an old manor in Michigan over the summer. When Ginny
does her own investigating into the house they’ll be staying in, she finds out
that residents of the town believe that there are mutant creatures living in
the woods surrounding the old manor. Over the following days, a string of
spooky incidents occur in Ginny’s room and the old ballroom. Mannequins seem to
move by themselves, a tree crashes through a window, and a mysterious ticking
seems to lead Ginny to the ballroom. This is a spooky story that will be
enjoyed by horror fans but also by mystery lovers. Although there is enough
action to make the book feel fast-paced, readers will also enjoy getting to
know Ginny and her new friend Will and watching their friendship develop.
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