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When Casey Slater's plans for a carefree summer vacation crash, she finds herself in a remote town where her parents are restoring an old, creaky house that the locals believe is haunted. While the house's history is shrouded in rumors of ghostly presence, Casey quickly realizes it’s not just folklore: a vase explodes, a china cabinet tips over on its own, and other uncanny phenomena begin to appear. As the unsettling occurrences grow more frequent, Casey begins to believe the house's ghost may not want the family to stay. What started as an expected family adventure becomes a tense battle against fear and unseen forces, testing Casey's courage and resilience.
First publish date: 2010
Genre: Children's Fiction/Children's Fantasy
Authors: Mimi McCoy
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