Horror at the Haunted House Author:Peg Kehret It was a job any kid would kill for: to play a role in the Historical Society's Haunted House Halloween fund raising event. Ellen Streater was thrilled to play Joan of Arc, burning at the stake. It was for a good cause -- to benefit the eerie old Clayton House, soon to reopen as a museum. They said the house was haunted. Ellen didn't believe it ... more »-- until she felt a strange, icy feeling when she touched the beautiful Fairylustre bowl. Then she saw the ghost in the mirror -- a beautiful phantom who beckoned her into a nightmare beyond her wildest dreams.« less
Reading level 5.6. A young girl plays a role at the local historical society's haunted house fundraiser event. Then she touched the beautiful Fairylustre bowl. Then she saw the ghost in the mirror . . .