the encounter, leaving David to wonder whether supernatural beings may be living in the Stanley home. Reception Kirkus Reviews describes the book as "a roundly satisfying and judiciously grounded ghost story." It made the American Library Association's list of the one hundred most frequently challenged books for 1990-2000, due to the use of witchcraft by the children. References 1971 American novels Newbery Honor-winning works American children's novels Ghost novels Witchcraft in written fiction 1971 children's books Novels by Zilpha Keatley Snyder Atheneum Books books