The Haunted

**In this blood-curdling paranormal novel, a young girl takes on the malevolent spirits in her new home until she learns the horrifying truth—that evil often lurks in the unlikeliest of places. “Even the most diehard aficionados of horror may find themselves leaving the lights on after reading this one.”—BCCB “Chilling, suspenseful, and intensely readable. Horror fans will love The Haunted.”—Alyssa Sheinmel, New York Times bestselling author of A Danger to Herself and Others** Clean slate. That’s what Hendricks Becker O’Malley’s parents said when they moved their family to the tiny town of Drearfield, New York. Hendricks wants to lay low and forget her dark, traumatic past. Forget him. But things don’t go as planned. Hendricks learns from new friends at school that Steele House—the fixer upper her parents are so excited about—is notorious in town. Local legend says it’s haunted. But Hendricks isn’t sure if it’s the demons of her past haunting her . . . or of the present. Voices whisper in her ear as she lies in bed. Doors lock on their own. And then, one night, things take a violent turn. With help from the mysterious boy next door, Hendricks makes it her mission to take down the ghosts . . . if they don’t take her first.