The Agony House

By: Cherie Priest, Tara O'Connor

Narrated by: Thérèse Plummer, Jesse Vilinsky, Tristan Morris, Adam Grupper, Haven Burton

A haunted house, a killer ghost, and a long-lost comic come to life in another spectacular package of novel and comics from Cherie Priest, author of I Am Princess X.

Denise Farber has just moved back to New Orleans with her mom and stepdad. They left in the wake of Hurricane Katrina and have finally returned, wagering the last of their family's money on fixing up an old, rundown house and converting it to a bed and breakfast.

Nothing seems to work around the place, which doesn't seem too weird to Denise. The unexplained noises are a little more out of the ordinary, but again, nothing too unusual. But when floors collapse, deadly objects rain down, and she hears creepy voices, it's clear to Denise that something more sinister lurks hidden here.

Answers may lie in an old comic book Denise finds concealed in the attic: the lost, final project of a famous artist who disappeared in the 1950s. Denise isn't budging from her new home, so she must unravel the mystery on the pages and off them if she and her family are to survive.

©2018 Cherie Priest (P)2018 Scholastic Inc.

Excellent storytelling!

Great reading, great writing. I love all Cherie Priest's work, but this is one I especially look forward to sharing with my 13 year old neice.

EXCELLENT GHOST STORY!! A story within a story!!

Cherie Priest delivers yet another fun story full of mystery and spooky ghosts. The embedded “comic book story” has its own narration complete with sound effects and music. I think the paper version is has lots of illusions ... I gonna run get it and find out!!