The Peculiar Incident on Shady Street
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Chapter Book · Ages 8–12 · 2017 · Est. 8 hour read

The Peculiar Incident on Shady Street

By Lindsay Currie

A haunted house hides a century-old secret. Can she uncover it?

3.9/5 Goodreads · 2,717 ratings
304 pages· 56,295 words· Est. 8 hour read
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Tessa Woodward's move to Chicago turns eerie when her new home reveals chilling secrets. Flickering lights, mysterious drawings, and a doll crying real tears suggest a ghostly presence. With three friends, Tessa must unravel a century-old mystery tied to her new house on Shady Street. What does the past want from her?

From the publisher

A girl unravels a centuries-old mystery after moving into a haunted house in this deliciously suspenseful read that Kirkus Reviews calls “just the ticket for a cold autumn night.” Tessa Woodward isn’t exactly thrilled to move to rainy, cold Chicago from her home in sunny Florida. But homesickness turns to icy fear when unexplainable things start happening in her new house. Things like flickering lights, mysterious drawings appearing out of nowhere, and a crackling noise she can feel in her bones. When her little brother’s doll starts crying real tears, Tessa realizes that someone—or something—is trying to communicate with her. And it involves a secret that’s been shrouded in mystery for more than one hundred years. With the help of three new friends, Tessa begins unraveling the mystery of what happened in the house on Shady Street—and more importantly, what it has to do with her!

At a glance
Format
Paperback
Pages
304
Words
56,295
Reading age
8–12
Audience
Middle Grade
Lexile
620L
Themes & topics
Books about facing fearsBooks about braveryBooks about friendshipBooks about movingBooks about social themes
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Book details

Reading levels
ATOS
4.4
F&P level
~O
AR points
8
AR interest level
MG
AR quiz
193162
Publication
Published
August 28, 2018
First published
October 10, 2017
Publisher
Aladdin
Edition
Language
English
Type
Chapter Book
Identifiers
ISBN
9781481477055

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