Somerville, Massachusetts : Candlewick Press, 2023.

©2023

294 pages ; 22 cm

9781536218602 (hardback)

153621860X (hardback)

"Deftly leading readers to the literary crossroads of contemporary realism and haunting mystery, Cynthia Leitich Smith revisits the world of her American Indian Youth Literature Award winner Hearts Unbroken. Halloween is near, and Hughie Wolfe is volunteering at a new rural attraction: Harvest House. He's excited to take part in the fun, spooky show--until he learns that an actor playing the vengeful spirit of an "Indian maiden," a ghost inspired by local legend, will be the star of the show. Folklore aside, unusual things have been happening at night at the crossroads near Harvest House. A creepy man is stalking teenage girls and young women, particularly Indigenous women; dogs are fretful and on edge; and wild animals are behaving strangely. While Hughie weighs how and when to speak up about the bigoted legend, he and his friends begin to investigate the crossroads and whether it might be haunted after all. As Moon rises on All Hallow's Eve, will they be able to protect themselves and their community? Gripping and evocative, Harvest House showcases a versatile storyteller at her spooky, unsettling best."-- Publisher marketing.

Halloween -- Fiction.

Haunted houses (Amusements) -- Fiction.

Indigenous peoples -- Fiction.

High school students -- Fiction.

Legends -- Fiction.

Stalkers -- Fiction.

Indians of North America -- Fiction.

Creek Indians -- Fiction.

Ghost stories, American.

High school students -- Juvenile fiction.

Halloween -- Juvenile fiction.

Autumn festivals -- Juvenile fiction.

Detective and mystery stories.

Stalkers -- Juvenile fiction.

Suspense fiction, American.

Indigenous peoples -- Juvenile fiction.

Indians of North America -- Juvenile fiction.

Young adult fiction.

Ghost stories.

Mid-autumn Festival -- Juvenile fiction.

Suspense fiction.

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