The Gravedigger

Written by Edgar J. Hyde · Illustrated by Chloe Tyler

Part of the Creepers series

A family battles sinister forces to keep their home in a haunted cemetery.

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128 pages· 800L

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Bookroo's summary

Andrew and his kids, Jamie and Paula, move into a cemetery house with quirky ghoulish friends. But their spooky allies can't shield them from the menacing Ebenezer Krim and a vengeful gravedigger's ghost. As eerie events unfold, the Price family must confront these dark forces determined to drive them out. Will they uncover the secrets of their haunted home, or will the sinister spirits succeed in their chilling quest? Dive into a world where the paranormal meets the peculiar, and every shadow hides a mystery waiting to be unraveled.

From the publisher

The gravedigger, trying to find the key on his keyring to open the cemetery gate, drops the keyring and bends down to pick it up. Across the street, two children on bicycles watch as he glares at them.Andrew and his kids, Jamie and Paula, have just moved into a house in the middle of a cemetery with their ghoulish friends, a blood-phobic vampire, a vegetarian werewolf, a headless ghost, and an Egyptian mummy. But not even their spooky pals can protect them from the sinister Ebenezer Krim and the gravedigger’s ghost who are willing to do whatever it takes to get the Price family to move out of their new home.About the Creepers Horror Stories series: Strange things are happening in the Creepers series! These high-interest, low-vocabulary middle grade illustrated chapter books are perfect for readers who love a good mix of spooky and silly. Featuring stories with tween protagonists who find themselves in paranormal predicaments, the Creepers series is set to capture the imaginations of young readers with thrilling tales of the strange things that keep us up at night.

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