Crystal Winters and the Haunted Mansion

Sticky Ones #1

by M. Kate Allen

Crystal Winters has always stood out among the other kids, sporting blue hair, a razor-sharp mind, and a craving for adventure. On her tenth birthday, her parents give her permission to ride her bike beyond their immediate neighborhood. She rides far and finds a spooky mansion abandoned in the woods. Will she dare to cross the threshold and explore what lies within?

58 pages, Paperback

Published May 13, 2021

Reviews

[Liz Logan · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is the kind of story you read and then you think about it, and you go do something else, and then you think about the story some more. I absolutely love the way this story opens. It opens like the wind - swiftly and ready to grab you.

I love the playful manner that Allen displays as she writes, using both Nobody and Silence as playmates and characters. I also love the willingness to draw the reader, child or not, into a vivid magical world using real grounding techniques.