From School Library Journal
Grade 5-7-- Ellen and Cory, last seen in Terror at the Zoo (Cobblehill, 1992), agree to participate in a haunted house with a historical theme to raise money for an old mansion that is to be converted to a museum. As Joan of Arc, Ellen is tied to a stake while fake flames engulf her. In her time off, she admires the mansion's Wedgewood collection, especially the Fairylustre china. This interest attracts the attention of the ghost of the former mistress of the home, whom no one but Ellen (and in one incident, a sleepwalking Cory) can see. As Ellen attempts to discover what Lydia wants, she also uncovers a scheme involving the theft of the china; before the resolution of the mystery, she is in danger of meeting the same fate as Joan. The plot will keep readers involved and the inclusion of a ghost will satisfy requests for a scary book. Characterization is consistent with that in the previous title, although this one is more entertaining and appealing, with lively and believable young people and a personable ghost. A good addition to leisure reading collections. --Bruce Anne Shook, Mendenhall Middle School, Greensboro, NC
Copyright 1992 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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From the Publisher
It was a job any kid would kill for: to play a role in the Historical Society's Haunted House Halloween fundraising event. Ellen Streater was thrilled to play Joan of Arc, burning at the stake. It was for a good cause -- to benefit the eerie old Clayton House, soon to reopen as a museum. They said the house was haunted. Ellen didn't believe it -- until she felt a strange, icy feeling when she touched the beautiful Fairylustre bowl. Then she saw the ghost in the mirror -- a beautiful phantom who beckoned her into a nightmare beyond her wildest dreams.
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