Wait Till Helen Comes (Graphic Novel)
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Chapter Book · Ages 8–12 · 2022 · Est. 2.5 hour read

Wait Till Helen Comes (Graphic Novel)

Written by Mary Downing Hahn and Scott Peterson · Illustrated by Meredith Laxton and Russ Badgett

Siblings face a ghostly threat to save their stepsister from a vengeful spirit.

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160 pages· 12,358 words· Est. 2.5 hour read
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Molly and Michael's new stepsister, Heather, is more than just a troublemaker. As she claims to communicate with a ghost in the graveyard, her antics turn sinister. Molly suspects Heather's warnings about the ghost, Helen, might be real. With family bonds strained and a spectral threat looming, can they save Heather before it's too late? Dive into a chilling tale where sibling rivalry meets supernatural danger, and nothing is as it seems.

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In this graphic novel adaptation of master horror storyteller Mary Downing Hahn’s spookiest and most popular tale, two siblings must save their stepsister from the clutches of a vengeful ghost.When their mom remarries, Molly and her brother, Michael, try to make friends with their new stepsister, Heather. But Heather only wants to make trouble for them. She lies and tattles and misbehaves, and somehow they always get the blame. They know she’s trying to drive a wedge between her father and their mother so she can have her father all to herself–and it seems to be working.Then, Heather starts playing in the graveyard behind their new house. She claims she can talk to a ghost named Helen, and her behavior gets even stranger. Michael doesn’t believe in ghosts and thinks their new little sister is just looking for more attention. But Molly isn’t so certain, especially when Heather threatens that Helen is going to come for them and make them sorry.It seems as though things can’t get any worse–but they do.When Helen comes.For more spooky graphic novels from Mary Downing Hahn, check out Took, All the Lovely Bad Ones, and The Old Willis Place!

At a glance
Format
Paperback
Pages
160
Words
12,358
Reading age
8–12
Audience
Middle Grade
Lexile
~491L
Themes & topics
Books about griefBooks about haunted placesBooks about childhood traumaBooks about moving homesBooks about stepfamilies
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Book details

Reading levels
ATOS
3.3
F&P level
~M
AR points
2
AR interest level
MG
AR quiz
517542
Publication
Published
September 20, 2022
Publisher
Clarion Books
Edition
Language
English
Type
Chapter Book · Graphic novel
Identifiers
ISBN
9780358536895

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