The House on Hoarder Hill
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Chapter Book · Ages 8–12 · 2020

The House on Hoarder Hill

By Mikki Lish, Kelly Ngai

Siblings uncover magical secrets to solve their grandmother's mysterious disappearance.

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336 pages
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Hedy and Spencer's vacation at their grandfather's eerie house turns into a quest when they receive cryptic messages. As they delve into the mystery of their grandmother's disappearance, they uncover magical secrets and hidden dangers. With courage and newfound belief in magic, they must unravel the truth and mend family ties to set Grandma Rose free. Will they succeed before time runs out?

From the publisher

When Hedy and Spencer start receiving messages on dusty picture frames, vacation at their grandfather’s spooky house turns into a mission to solve the mystery of their grandmother’s disappearance. Magical, gutsy, and spooky, this is a story about a family mystery with a pair of brave siblings at its heart.When siblings Hedy and Spencer are forced to spend time with their reclusive and eccentric grandfather, they find themselves on a quest to solve the mysterious disappearance of their grandmother decades earlier.Searching for clues, they’ll uncover dangerous secrets from their grandfather’s past as a magician, because in the house of a magician you never know what - or who - you will find. Soon they will discover that, like Grandpa himself, the house possesses not only secrets, but also real magic.Hidden in the labyrinth of his belongings are the clues to solving their family’s biggest mystery: the disappearance of their Grandma Rose. Searching for clues in Grandpa’s house unveils long-forgotten enchantments, surprising foes and a few unexpected friends. Using their ingenuity, bravery, and new-found belief in magic, Hedy and Spencer must search for the truth behind Rose’s disappearance and attempt to heal the family rift that may finally set their grandmother free.

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Format
Paperback
Pages
336
Reading age
8–12
Audience
Middle Grade
Themes & topics
Books about grandparentsBooks about secretsBooks about familyBooks about missing personsBooks about haunted houses
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Book details

Publication
Published
August 3, 2021
First published
March 5, 2020
Publisher
Chicken House
Edition
Language
English
Type
Chapter Book
Identifiers
ISBN
9781338665178

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