
Written & illustrated by Matthew Forsythe
A ghostly game of tic-tac-toe decides who keeps the house.
Aggie is thrilled to have her own place, but her excitement fades when she discovers it's haunted. Determined to coexist, she sets rules for her spectral roommate. However, the ghost has its own plans, challenging Aggie to a high-stakes game of tic-tac-toe. The winner claims the house. Can Aggie outsmart the ghost and keep her home, or will she lose everything in this unexpected showdown?
A LitHub Most Anticipated Children’s Book of 2025 From Matthew Forsythe, the creator of the acclaimed and beloved Pokko and the Drum, comes a surprising and pleasing picture book about rules. And sharing. And an epic game of tic-tac-toe. Aggie is very excited to live on her own–until she finds out her new house is haunted. But no fear, the situation is nothing that can’t be fixed with a carefully considered list of rules: No haunting after dark. No stealing socks. No eating all the food. But the ghost doesn’t like playing by the rules and challenges Aggie to an epic game of tic-tac-toe–winner gets the house.
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