A family-run haunted hotels livelihood is threatened when a bigger haunted hotel opens nearby in this hilarious, spooky story Twelve-year-old Willow Ivans family has run the Hotel Ivan for four hundred years. Through thick and thin, theyve held on tight to their title as the Best Haunted Hotel on Mercer Street. That is, until the Haunterya corporate chain of haunted hotelsmoves in down the street. As the Ivans business fades, so do their ghostly staff. And Willow begins to worry that The Ivans days are numbered. Then Willow meets Evie, a Hauntery ghost whos forced to play the part of a Spooky Little Girl even though she longs to be a Terrifying Phantasm. So when Willow offers her a job at The Ivan, Evie acceptsbut she doesnt tell Willow that shes still working for The Ivans competition, for fear of losing her new job and friend.

 

 

This book is part of a book series called Small Spaces Quartet .

This book has been graded for interest at 8-12 years.

There are 304 pages in this book. This book was published in 2020 by Abrams .

In sixth grade, Cory Putman Oakes had to face the sad truth that being a heroine in a Madeleine L'Engle book was not a valid career choice. She graduated from law school and taught at Texas State University before deciding that writing books was the best alternative to living in them. She lives in Austin. www. corypoakes. com.