Finch House

(Hardback)

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Encanto meets Coraline in this spooky middle grade story that deals with family ties, fear of change, and generational trauma as it follows a girl who must convince an old, haunted house to release its hold on her and her family.

Eleven-year-old Micah has no interest in moving out of her grandfathers house. She loves living with Poppop and their shared hobby of driving around rich neighborhoods to find treasures in others trash. To avoid packing, Micah goes for a bike ride and ends up at Finch House, the decrepit Victorian that Poppop says is Off Limits. Except when she gets there, its all fixed up and theres a boy named Theo in the front yard. Surely that means Finch House isnt Off Limits anymore But when Poppop finds her there, Micah is only met with his disappointment.

By the next day, Poppop is nowhere to be found. After searching everywhere, Micahs instincts lead her back to Finch House. But once Theo invites her inside, Micah realizes she cant leave. And that, with its strange whispers and deep-dark shadows, Finch House isnt just a houseits alive.

Can Micah find a way to convince the house to let her go Or will she be forced to stay in Finch House forever

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"FINCH HOUSE is a thought-provoking and layered haunted house story that will spark meaningful discussions about family, forgiveness, and what it means to truly coexist."

-- Lindsay Currie, author of The Girl in White and Scritch Scratch.

Author Bio

Ciera Burch is a lifelong writer and ice cream aficionado. She has a BA from American University and an MFA from Emerson College. Her fiction has appeared inTheAmerican Literary Magazine,Underground, the art and literary journal of Georgia State University,Stork, andBlackbird. Her work was also chosen as the 2019 One City One Story read for the Boston Book Festival. While she is originally from New Jersey, she currently resides in Washington, DC, with her stuffed animals, plants, and far too many books. Visit Ciera at CieraBurch.com.