Diary of a Haunting
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Chapter Book · Ages 14–17 · 2015

Diary of a Haunting

Written by M. Verano

Book #1 in the Diary of a Haunting series

A haunted house hides secrets, and a teen must uncover them before it's too late.

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After her parents' divorce, Paige moves to a creepy mansion in Idaho. Strange occurrences—multiplying cans, eerie messages, and her brother's nocturnal wanderings—hint at a dark past. As Paige delves deeper, she discovers a century-old cult's rituals. Can she unravel the mystery before the house's sinister forces claim her family?

From the publisher

In the tradition of Paranormal Activity and The Blair Witch Project, an American teen recounts the strange events that occur after she moves into a new–and very haunted–home with her family in this chilling diary that features photos and images of what she experienced. Letters, photographs, and a journal…all left behind in the harrowing aftermath. Following her parents’ high-profile divorce, Paige and her brother are forced to move to Idaho with their mother, and Paige doesn’t have very high hopes for her new life. The small town they’ve moved to is nothing compared to the life she left behind in LA. And the situation is made even worse by the drafty old mansion they’ve rented that’s filled with spiders and plenty of other pests that Paige can’t even bear to imagine. Pretty soon, strange things start to happen around the house–one can of ravioli becomes a dozen, unreadable words start appearing on the walls, and Paige’s little brother begins roaming the house late at night. And there’s something not right about the downstairs neighbor who seems to know a lot more than he’s letting on. Things only get creepier when she learns about the cult that conducted experimental rituals in the house almost one hundred years earlier. The more Paige investigates, the clearer it all becomes: there’s something in the house, and whatever it is…and it won’t be backing down without a fight.

At a glance
Format
Hardcover
Pages
313
Reading age
14–17
Audience
Young Adult
Lexile
HL820L
Themes & topics
Books about social themesBooks about new experiencesBooks about diariesBooks about haunted houses
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Book details

Reading levels
ATOS
~5.2
F&P level
~S
Publication
Published
August 25, 2015
Edition
Language
English
Type
Chapter Book
Identifiers
ISBN
9781481430692

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