House of a Thousand Screams cover

House of a Thousand Screams

Author: MacFearson, P.

Reading Metrics

Grade Level Middle Grades (MG 4-8)
Book Level 3.1
Points 3.0
Fiction/Nonfiction Fiction
Word Count 21755
Points per Word 0.000138
Page Count 112
Points per Page 0.026786

Description

In this middle grades horror novel, Jill and Freddie receive a mysterious inheritance from their Uncle Solly a vast house filled with secrets from his magic act. The children soon discover that the house is inhabited by evil forces that threaten their family. The story takes place in the inherited mansion, where the siblings must confront supernatural dangers lurking within its walls.

Quick Summary

Jill's family inherits a mysteriously creepy house filled with Uncle Solly's leftover magic tricks, and every room seems to hide a secret that makes the hair on your arms stand up. Kids will love how each magic trick works like a clue to solve a family mystery, with spooky surprises around every corner and a final reveal that will leave them gasping. If your kid loves the spooky humor of R.L. Stine or the mystery solving in Enid Blyton's Famous Five series, they'll devour this. Perfect for kids in grades 3 through 5 who enjoy quick, fun mysteries with a touch of The Super Amazing Adventures of Me, Pig/The Super Amazing Diary of a Track and Field Titann 8-Bit Warrior: An Unofficial Minecraft Adventure Pignatural.