The House Of Dies Drear By Virginia Hamilton

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"A spellbinding mystery with edge-of-the-seat suspense."

-New York Times Book Review

An ALA Notable Children's Book

Mystery Writers of America "Edgar" Award Be

"Best of the Best Books." School Library Journal

    "A hundred years ago, Dies Drear and two slaves he was hiding in his house, an Underground Railroad station in Ohio, had been murdered.  The house, huge and isolated, was fascinating, Thomas thought, but he wasn't sure he was glad Papa had bought it-- funny things happening, frightening things....The secret of the house is revealed in an exciting final sequence that maintains beautifully the mysterious and dramatic story of a black family caught in an atmosphere of fear and danger. Written with distinction, an imaginative and imposing book."

-Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books