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A Death of the Party

Hair-Raiser

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Pub Date Sep 01 2025 | Archive Date Oct 09 2025
Flat Sole Studio | Strider Books

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Description

When moving to a new school is the LEAST of your problems...

Cecilia "Sissy" Wardwell thought starting 8th grade at a new school would be her biggest challenge. She was wrong.

Dead wrong.

When her family moves into a new house, Sissy discovers an antique hairpin hidden in the attic-a family heirloom with a chilling secret. The moment she puts it on, shadows come alive, and the dead make themselves known.

What would YOU do if you could suddenly see ghosts?

Sissy's new "gift" turns her world upside down just as she's trying to fit in at Calderon Middle School and make friends with Albany (the goth kid) and Marlow (a band geek).

The last thing she needs is a house full of spirits. But when Sissy wears the hairpin to a Halloween party, a nightmare breaks loose. Invisible forces wreak havoc, sending people running and destroying everything in sight. Sissy must choose between hiding her supernatural abilities or embracing the paranormal to save her classmates.

Maybe some family heirlooms are better left buried.

When moving to a new school is the LEAST of your problems...

Cecilia "Sissy" Wardwell thought starting 8th grade at a new school would be her biggest challenge. She was wrong.

Dead wrong.

When her...


Advance Praise

"You can tell Thomas Kingsley Troupe is an experienced paranormal investigator-everything in this hauntingly-good tale feels authentic, from the spine-tingling chills to Sissy's horror at realizing she can SEE ghosts! Death of the Party will provide a great Halloween scare!"

—BLAKE HOENA, author of the Pillow-Man series

"You can tell Thomas Kingsley Troupe is an experienced paranormal investigator-everything in this hauntingly-good tale feels authentic, from the spine-tingling chills to Sissy's horror at realizing...


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EDITION Ebook
ISBN 9798348488376
PRICE $2.99 (USD)
PAGES 108

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