Books like The Graves Family by Patricia Polacco
When the eerie Graves family moves into Union City, they soon discover that their new home is haunted. As the family tries to adapt to their new neighbors and the town’s ordinary ways, strange and spooky surprises await them at every turn.
First publish date: 2003
Genre: Children's Fiction/Children's Fantasy
Authors: Patricia Polacco
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