The Ghosts Behind The Door

By Jen Wilde

For fans of India Hill Brown and K. R. Alexander, a chilling ghost story about the way history haunts us.

Maggie and her family are moving to take care of her grandmother, who has dementia. Maggie doesn't mind, but her new neighbors whisper about her family. She makes a friend, Isla, who tells her that neighborhood kids are convinced Maggie's new home is haunted. Everyone who has lived in it has gone "crazy."

Maggie figures people are just afraid of what they don't understand, and dementia is a tough disease. But soon after moving in, strange things start to happen. Things only Maggie and her grandmother seem to notice. Is the house getting to Maggie, or is her grandmother not sick after all?

Maggie soon uncovers that the house is a portal to the spirit world, and spirits are starting to slip through. But Maggie's parents don't believe her, and she and Isla aren't strong enough to keep the veil closed on their own. The ghosts are growing trickier, more powerful, and more terrifying...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1546152385
• ISBN13: 9781546152385
• Release Date: February 2026
• Publisher: Scholastic Press
• Length: 256 Pages
• Age Range: 8 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 3 to 7