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The Haunting Between Us

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Heartstopper meets The Haunting of Hill House in this queer coming-of-age romance and ghost story.

"A supernatural story of love, friendship, and discovery that's heartwarming and frightening... Engaging, sweet, and realistic all at once." - Kirkus (Recommends Get It!)

Cameron can't believe the boy of his dreams just moved into the house of his nightmares.

Sixteen-year-old Cameron Walsh dreads the haunted Victorian mansion across the street, where the ghost of the White Lady roams the halls. When he sees her through the bay window, his ghost-hunting friend Abby wants to investigate. But then the new owners pull up, and Cameron is captivated by the brooding, handsome boy moving in. He longs for a boyfriend, but years of bullying have shattered his self-esteem.

Sixteen-year-old Hugo Cruz and his father flip old houses, moving often, fleeing from the grief at the loss of Hugo's mother. They unknowingly move into the most haunted house in Port Townsend, Washington. From day one, Hugo encounters shadows that move by themselves, locked doors without keys, and hidden rooms. He hides the mysteries from his superstitious father, not wanting to uproot their lives.

When the White Lady becomes impossible to ignore, Hugo turns to Cameron to help uncover the house's dark history. They soon form a bond that goes beyond friendship, but as their feelings deepen, the White Lady's wrath intensifies. Entangled in a web of sinister secrets, they risk not only their love but their very existence.

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    • Kirkus

      Every place has their local legends, and for Port Townsend, it's the long, unsolved tale of Crimson House--as a new tenant soon learns in Winters' supernatural YA novel. Sixteen-year-old Cameron Walsh has lived in the town of Port Townsend his whole life, and when handsome Hugo Cruz moves into the haunted Crimson House across the street, it feels as if fate is bringing them together. The house--which was, until recently, abandoned--has been the site of incidents both uncanny and inexplicable over the years, including ghost sightings, mysterious kidnappings, and deaths; it's no wonder that Cameron has traumatic memories associated with it. Upon meeting 16-year-old Hugo, though, things change, as a romance blossoms between them; However, after a new, psychic friend (Chloe) and her girlfriend (Maya) joins their circle, things in Crimson House become stranger than ever. The group, which also includes Cameron's best friend, Abby Nguyen, becomes determined to solve the house's mysteries and uncover the truth about the White Lady, who haunts it. Ghost-hunting, spirituality, and tangled history--Winters' novel has all the makings of a proper haunted house story. Along the way, the characters also learn what it means to be fully themselves, even when it feels as if the world is against them. It's a story that's engaging, sweet, and realistic all at once. The characters' friendships feel meaningful, and the novel handles complex topics, such as anti-gay bigotry, family trauma, grief, and mental illness, with grace and sensitivity; it also offers moments of levity when necessary. Teen readers will find Cameron's struggles with insecurity to be particularly relatable: "I turn away fast, a wave of self-consciousness washing over me. I wrap my arms around my stomach and shrink down, trying to be small and invisible." Similarly, Hugo's changing relationship with his widowed Pa in the wake of their shared loss, contrasted with Cameron's tumultuous relationship with his dad, effectively reveals how LGBTQ+ youths can find it hard to be themselves within their own families. A supernatural story of love, friendship, and discovery that's heartwarming and frightening, by turns.

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      January 1, 2025
      Grades 9-12 So many grow up in neighborhoods that have that one creepy house, with its dilapidated porch, abandoned yard, and ghost stories. For Cameron Walsh, that home is known as Crimson House, and he has some unpleasant memories associated with it. When Hugo Cruz moves into the infamous house with his pa, the entire school is buzzing about their arrival. Alternating between Cameron's and Hugo's points of view, readers witness the creeping metamorphosis of Crimson House in time with the characters, as the house and its spectral inhabitant grow increasingly malevolent, and it becomes clear that something about these boys is linked to the house. As their mutual feelings of attraction draw them together, they learn more about the house's history and how deep its roots are embedded in them. Featuring a pleasant spectrum of queer characters in the main friend group, this dialogue-driven paranormal thriller would be best received by those interested in a haunting setting or just dabbling in horror, as opposed to readers who want to be truly terrified.

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