"An excellent addition to middle grade shelves, with a
differently-abled main character that readers will root for." --School
Library Journal
"Vaught makes Max the brash, bold star of the book, exchanging
stereotypes and sympathy cards for a well-drawn character whose
disability is part of who she is but not her complete identity;
hopefully Max will roll ahead as the advance guard of a literary cadre."
--BCCB
Parents' Choice Recommended
It's going to take more than a knack for electronics and a supercharged
wheelchair for twelve-year-old Max to investigate a haunted mansion in
Edgar Award-winning author Susan Vaught's latest middle grade mystery.
Max has always been a whiz with electronics (just take a look at her
turbo-charged wheelchair). But when a hacker starts a slanderous
Facebook page for her grandpa, Max isn't sure she has the skills to take
him down. The messages grow increasingly sinister, and Max fears that
this is more than just a bad joke. Here's the thing: Max has grown up in
the shadow of Thornwood Manor, an abandoned mansion that is rumored to
be haunted by its original owner, Hargrove Thornwood. It is said that
his ghost may be biding his time until he can exact revenge on the town
of Blue Creek. Why? Well, it's complicated. To call him a jerk would be
an understatement. When the hacking escalates, suddenly it looks to Max
like this could really be Thornwood's Revenge. If it is, these messages
are just the beginning--and the town could be in danger.
