The foreboding atmosphere perfectly matches the dark mystery and high stakes confronting the middle-schoolers. –Booklist
For as long as the Vickery twins can remember, Lee and his mother have served Memory, while Felix and his father assist Death. This is the Agreement. But one Halloween, Gretchen Whipple smashes her way into their lives. Her bargain is simple: If the twins help her solve the murder of local girl Essie Hasting, she'll help them break the Agreement. The more the three investigate, however, the more they realize that something's gone terribly wrong in their town. Death is on the loose, and if history repeats itself, Essie's might not be the last murder in Poplar Wood. Simultaneously heartwarming and delightfully spooky,The House in Poplar Woodis a story about a boy's desire to be free, a girl's desire to make a difference, and a family's desire to be together again.K. E. Ormsbee hails from the Bluegrass State and lives in Austin, Texas. Halloween is her favorite day of the year, and she believes you're never too old to dress up. She is also the author ofThe Water and the WildandThe Doorway and the Deep. A breathtaking and elegant tale with vivid prose, a spooky setting, and a fiercely determined group of unlikely friends. Will have readers flipping pages late into the night. -Ashley Herring Blake, acclaimed author ofIvy Aberdeen's Letter to the World With twins who are forced to leave separate lives, one with each parent, this is kind of like a scary version of 'The Parent Trap.' —Romper The foreboding atmosphere perfectly matches the dark mystery and high stakes confrl³+
![The House in Poplar Wood (Fantasy Middle Grade Novel, Mystery Book for Middle S [Hardcover]](/itemImage/2/4/3/4/2_1402041.jpg "The House in Poplar Wood (Fantasy Middle Grade Novel, Mystery Book for Middle S [Hardcover] xxx")