Wait Till Helen Comes

By Mary Downing Hahn,

Book cover of Wait Till Helen Comes: a Ghost Story

Book description

Twelve-year-old Molly and her ten-year-old brother, Michael, have never liked their seven-year-old stepsister, Heather. Ever since their parents got married, she's made Molly and Michael's life miserable. Now their parents have moved them all to the country to live in a house that used to be a church, with a…

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1 author picked Wait Till Helen Comes as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

When you’re an avid reader as a child, there are few books that leave a distinct impression—an everlasting feeling that stays with you for the rest of your life. After all, how can one book stand out among one hundred? Well, Wait Till Helen Comes was one of those books for me.

Hahn is a master storyteller, weaving in the chilling elements that seem to jump off the page and into the comfort of your reading chair. It’s a heartbreaking story about two stepsisters, one who befriends a ghost who lures children into her pond to drown. Full of manipulation…

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