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Sarah and the House of Mysteries
“Everybody knows that popularity is vital - or at least I think it is. You would too if you were 13, chubby, and had braces!
Being the daughter of a history teacher and a used bookstore owner, it seems I’m doomed to be a nerd. That’s why I accepted the dare of the most popular girl in my school for a chance to be part of her crowd: spend a night in the oldest, most derelict house in our neighbourhood - a haunted house.
The ghost, I kinda expected it; but not the uncanny friendship, the magic, or any of the crazy things that followed!
Now my life is a total wreck, and I need to solve the mysteries I found in the house, help my dad save his bookstore, and restore my bad rep at school - or life as I know it will be over!”
Being the daughter of a history teacher and a used bookstore owner, it seems I’m doomed to be a nerd. That’s why I accepted the dare of the most popular girl in my school for a chance to be part of her crowd: spend a night in the oldest, most derelict house in our neighbourhood - a haunted house.
The ghost, I kinda expected it; but not the uncanny friendship, the magic, or any of the crazy things that followed!
Now my life is a total wreck, and I need to solve the mysteries I found in the house, help my dad save his bookstore, and restore my bad rep at school - or life as I know it will be over!”
166 pages, Paperback
First published December 5, 2021
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About the author
Sophie Lipton
2 books5 followersA former language teacher with a background in Arts, Sophie is passionate about books, reading, and writing from an early age. A frequent non-fiction collaborator with newspapers, magazines, and blogs, Sophie is making her debut into the Children's Books realm with "Sarah and the House of Mysteries", and promises that more stories will follow.
You can follow Sophie on Amazon Author Central, on Facebook at SophieLiptonAuthor, and on Twitter @sophie_lipton
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November 14, 2022
Sarah is desperate to be popular and fears to become a nerd like her parents or her classmate Tom, so she accepts the dare of the most popular girl in her school: spend the night in an abandoned old house.
There she befriends a ghost girl and learns to do magic, but both will come with unexpected costs and uncanny consequences.
Written in first person, the story is quick paced and fun to read, and it also tackles important issues that most teens will relate to: lack of self-confidence, bullying, the yearn for popularity, and the backlash of social media.
There are lots of twists and turns in the story, no few cliffhangers, and even the ending packs a few surprises, with a fine conclusion and no loose threads.
At only 18 chapters, "Sarah" could have been perhaps a little longer, but it keeps the reader engaged from start to finish.
A nice read for young readers, and even adults who want to remember what it was like to be a child.
There she befriends a ghost girl and learns to do magic, but both will come with unexpected costs and uncanny consequences.
Written in first person, the story is quick paced and fun to read, and it also tackles important issues that most teens will relate to: lack of self-confidence, bullying, the yearn for popularity, and the backlash of social media.
There are lots of twists and turns in the story, no few cliffhangers, and even the ending packs a few surprises, with a fine conclusion and no loose threads.
At only 18 chapters, "Sarah" could have been perhaps a little longer, but it keeps the reader engaged from start to finish.
A nice read for young readers, and even adults who want to remember what it was like to be a child.
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