The International House of Dereliction

<p><strong>In this not-so-scary ghost story from Jacqueline Davies, bestselling author of the Lemonade War series, quirky, tool-wielding Alice Cannoli-Potchnik begins to repair the dilapidated mansion next door—only to discover the old house is home to ghosts, and they need mending, too!</strong></p><p><strong>Home is where the heart is. But can a house have a heart of its own? </strong></p><p>Ten-year-old Alice is moving for the <em>eleventh </em>time.</p><p>She’s lived in so many houses, each more broken than the last, that home to Alice is nothing more than a place you fix and then a place you leave. After all, who needs a permanent home when you’re a whiz at fixing things?</p><p>But when Alice arrives at her new home, she can’t take her eyes off the house next door, <em>the stately dark house that hulked in the dimming light. </em>The once-grand mansion, now dilapidated and condemned, beckons Alice; it's the perfect new repair job!</p><p>As Alice begins to restore the House to its former splendor, she senses strange presences. Is there a heartbeat coming from the House’s walls? Is someone <em>looking</em> at her? Soon she realizes she’s not alone. Three ghosts have been watching, and they need Alice’s help to solve their unfinished business.</p><p>Will Alice be able to unravel the mysteries of the House and find her forever home . . . before it’s too late?</p><p><strong>An ALSC Notable Children's Book</strong></p>