The haunting

Description

Fifteen-year-old Lia comes from a long line of courageous women, dating back to a Civil War survivor who single-handedly saved her Louisiana plantation house, Graymoss, from destruction. But Graymoss is haunted by a terrible evil.With clues from a diary and Favorite Tales of Edgar Allan Poe, Lia, who doesn't feel as if she's inherited any family genes of courage, must figure out what--or who--the evil wants. When Lia's parents decide to move into Graymoss, Lia isn't sure how to convince them to change their minds. But it's up to her to chase away the horror lurking inside the old house. Can she find the courage to deal with a noisy ghost who wants vengeance?From the Hardcover edition.

First Sentence

My fingers shook as I pushed back the long strands of hair that had fallen over my face.

Description

When her mother inherits an old plantation house in the Louisiana countryside, fifteen-year-old Lia seeks to rid it of the evil spirit that haunts it.

Subjects

Genres

• Fiction

Series Statement

• Laurel-leaf books

Other Editions

• The hauntingDell Laurel-Leaf2000-09-01
• The hauntingDelacorte Press1998-01-01
• The HauntingPerfection Learning Prebound1999-09-01
• The hauntingThorndike Press2000-01-01
• The HauntingTandem Library2001-03-01
• HauntingLibrary BindingTandem Library2005-02-01