TheNew York Timesbestselling author ofDread Nationmakes her middle grade debut with a sweeping tale of the ghosts of our past that wont stay buried, starring an unforgettable girl named Ophie.

Ophelia Harrison used to live in a small house in the Georgia countryside. But that was before the night in November 1922, and the cruel act that took her home and her father from her. Which was the same night that Ophie learned she can see ghosts.

Now Ophie and her mother are living in Pittsburgh with relatives they barely know. In the hopes of earning enough money to get their own place, Mama has gotten Ophie a job as a maid in the same old manor house where she works.

Daffodil Manor, like the wealthy Caruthers family who owns it, is haunted by memories and prejudices of the pastand, as Ophie discovers, ghosts as well. Ghosts who have their own loves and hatreds and desires, ghosts who have wronged others and ghosts who have themselves been wronged. And as Ophie forms a friendship with one spirit whose life ended suddenly and unjustly, she wonders if she might be able to helpeven as she comes to realize that Daffodil Manor may hold more secrets than she bargained for.

Justina Irelandis theNew York Timesbestselling author ofDread Nation,Deathless Divide,Rust in the Root, andOphie’s Ghostsas well as the Star Wars High Republic novelsA Test of Courage,Out of the Shadows, andMission to Disaster. She is also the cocreator of the middle grade horror series Tales from Cabin 23 and the author of the series’ first book,The Boo Hag Flex. She lives with her family in Maryland, where she enjoys dark chocolate and dark humor and is not too proud to admit that she’s still afraid of the dark. You can visit her online at justinaireland.com.

• Publisher:Balzer + Bray (May 18, 2021)
• Language:English
• Hardcover:336 pages
• ISBN-13:9780062915894
• Reading Age:8 – 12 years
• Grade Level:3 – 7
• Item Weight:14.4 ounces
• Dimensions:5.5 x 1.09 x 8.25 inches
• BISAC Categories:Historical – United States – 20th Century,Mysteries, Espionage, & Detective Stories,Ghost Stories,People & Places – United States – African-American,Horror,Biographical – United States,Historical – United States – 21st Century,Social Themes – Friendship,Paranormal, Occult & Supernatural