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The Spirit House

by William Sleator · 1991

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Fifteen-year-old Julie investigates the suspicious behavior of the Thai exchange student staying with her family and comes to believe in the wish-granting power of a spirit that appears to have followed him across the ocean.

Genre
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Setting
1990s1990sMore like thisLess of this
Audience
young adultchildrens
Length
short · 144 pages

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