The International House of Dereliction
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In this not-so-scary ghost story from Jacqueline Davies, bestselling author of the Lemonade War series, quirky, tool-wielding Alice Cannoli-Potchnik begins to repair the dilapidated mansion next doorâonly to discover the old house is home to ghosts, and they need mending, too!
Home is where the heart is. But can a house have a heart of its own?
Ten-year-old Alice is moving for the eleventh time.
Sheâs lived in so many houses, each more broken than the last, that home to Alice is nothing more than a place you fix and then a place you leave. After all, who needs a permanent home when youâre a whiz at fixing things?
But when Alice arrives at her new home, she canât take her eyes off the house next door, the stately dark house that hulked in the dimming light. The once-grand mansion, now dilapidated and condemned, beckons Alice; it's the perfect new repair job!
As Alice begins to restore the House to its former splendor, she senses strange presences. Is there a heartbeat coming from the Houseâs walls? Is someone looking at her? Soon she realizes sheâs not alone. Three ghosts have been watching, and they need Aliceâs help to solve their unfinished business.
Will Alice be able to unravel the mysteries of the House and find her forever home . . . before itâs too late?
An ALSC Notable Children's Book
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Jacqueline Davies is the bestselling author of the Lemonade War series, which has inspired millions of young readers across the world to raise money for charitable causes. She is also the award-winning author of the Sydney and Taylor series, illustrated by Deborah Hocking, and Bubbles... UP!, illustrated by Sonia SÃĄnchez, which was selected as an ALA Booklist Editorsâ Choice and a Bank Street College Best Children's Book of the Year. Visit her online at jacquelinedavies.net.
