The Book of Bad Things By Dan Poblocki (Paperback - First Edition September 2014)

Dan Poblocki

ISBN 10: 0545793912 / ISBN 13: 9780545793919

Published by Scholastic Press January 2014, 2014

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Book of Bad Things By Dan Poblocki (Paperback - First Edition September 2014)
• Publisher: Scholastic Press January 2014
• Publication Date: 2014
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0545793912
• ISBN 13: 9780545793919
• Binding: Paper Back
• Condition: Used
• Seller catalogs:
  • Children's Midgrade

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Synopsis

One kid's trash is another kid's terror in this spooky supernatural mystery. When Cassidy Bean leaves New York to spend the summer upstate, she's disappointed to find that Whitechapel is not the quiet, pleasant suburb she remembers. Ursula Chambers, the strange old hermit at the end of the cul-de-sac, has passed away under mysterious circumstances. And the townspeople are shocked to discover that Ursula was a hoarder: Her farmhouse is teeming with stacks of newspapers, piles of furniture, mounds of antique dolls and taxidermy animals.Cassidy watches as the people of Whitechapel descend upon Ursula's farmhouse, claiming her abandoned treasures for their own. She listens as rumors spread that Ursula's vengeful ghost is stalking the town with a warning from beyond the grave. And when Cassidy resolves to uncover the truth behind the strangeness, she learns there are more bad things in the world than she ever suspected. . . .Modern master of the macabre Dan Poblocki is back with another scary story best read at night.