Beware the Bell Witch

Written by Thomas Kingsley Troupe · Illustrated by Maggie Ivy

Part of the Haunted States of America series

A boy explores a haunted cave, and something follows his family home.

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136 pages· 680L· AR ~4.4

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Bored after moving to Adams, Tennessee, Miles explores the Bell Witch Cave with his brother Ryder. They glimpse a girl who vanishes, and soon ghostly things happen at home: Ryder acts strangely and Dad falls ill. The ghost wants something the family has.

From the publisher

Miles Watley is pretty sure he's going to die of boredom when his family moves to the small town of Adams, Tennessee. The only thing that is remotely interesting to him is the Bell Witch Cave that local lore claims is haunted. While exploring the cave, he and his brother, Ryder, spot a young girl who simply vanishes into the darkness. Shortly after, weird, ghostly things start happening in his family's new house, the most perplexing of which is Ryder's strange behavior and his dad's mysterious illness. It becomes clear that the Watleys have something the ghost wants. It isn't their house, is it? Every state has its own spine-tingling stories of ghosts and mysterious hauntings grounded in its regional history. The Haunted States of America series uses real-life ghost lore as jumping-off points to new, chilling tales. An author's note provides historical origins and fascinating facts, but beware: sometimes real life is stranger than fiction.

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