The Wicked, Wicked Ladies in the Haunted House

The Wicked, Wicked Ladies in the Haunted House | Mary Chase

These are the same book -- I have both copies because I'm fond of the original title and psychedelic 70s cover. One of my fav books when I was 12.

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Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

LeahBergen Eee! This was one of my absolute favourites as a kid! I have the pink Scholastic paperback. 🩷 1y

willaful @LeahBergen The Owl cover? That's the one I first read. Those old Scholastic books were the best! 1y

LeahBergen Yes, that one! I scrolled down under this book‘s title to see if I‘d posted it before and I had. 😆 1y

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LiseWorks

The Wicked, Wicked Ladies in the Haunted House | Mary Chase

October 22 #AutumnPlease Wicked @Eggs @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

Eggs 😱🧡✨ 1y

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merelybookish

The Wicked, Wicked Ladies in the Haunted House | Mary Chase

Anyone else like to read on the stairs? It's one of my favourite places. I've done it since I was a kid, not sure why. 🤷
This middle grade novel was written by Denver writer who was quite successful in her day. (She wrote the play Harvey and won a Pulitzer.) But she's never mentioned in discussions of local literary history. I guess she's no Jack Kerouac or Hunter S. Thompson. 🙄

batsy Yup, me too! 6y

batsy Also, this book sounds great. 6y

merelybookish @batsy You and @lindy! I'm in good company! 🤗 6y

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LeahBergen Ohhh! I haven‘t seen this cover before! 6y

merelybookish @LeahBergen I saw that you posted about this book just a few weeks ago. Funny! This edition is from 2005. 6y

Leftcoastzen The description sounds awesome! 6y

merelybookish @batsy @Leftcoastzen I finished it this morning and it was great! I think it's interesting how fantasy is often dangerous/malevolent in American children's lit. Unlike in British books where the fantasy world is usually better. 6y

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LeahBergen

The Wicked, Wicked Ladies in the Haunted House | Mary Chase

#MyGeneration sure loved Scholastic Book Services.

Well, okay... I loved Scholastic Book Services. These are all from my childhood bookshelf. 😆😆

#AnglophileApril

Cinfhen, Reviewsbylola, emilyhaldi, Mdargusch

Aimeesue Helen Keller was my childhood hero. I made my parents take me to her childhood home for a tour on a trip to Alabama when I was 7 or 8. But I would REALLY like to read about those wicked, wicked ladies! (edited) 6y

Crazeedi I adored scholastic book services! Taking the flyer home and getting to pick a book, and if I was lucky maybe 2!! (There were 6 kids in my family). And then turning in the order and waiting for the day I got it. That was heaven😍 6y

Mdargusch I can‘t believe you still have them! Lucky you! I couldn‘t wait for my girls to bring home those forms 💗 6y

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emilyhaldi Those are fab!!! 6y

Billypar I loved this too! I remember going over the catalog with my mom and making my selections: one of my earliest memories of book decisions. And when they came in- as exciting then as it is now 😁 6y

TheLudicReader I loved Scholastic, too. (Still love getting the fliers at school.) There just weren't bookstores like there are now. At least not where I lived. 6y

Billypar @Aimeesue Did you see the original title? I guess the publisher was thinking that kids would choose doubly wicked ladies in a haunted house more than wicked pigeon ladies in a garden? I have so many questions...😂 6y

bookishdawg Great post - love seeing the “Wicked Ladies”! This was one of my first faves and finally tracked down a copy on eBay ❤️ 6y

Cinfhen Now you‘re talking!!!! The original BOTM club! 😜 6y

CatLass007 Loved Scholastic! I‘d buy 12-15 books every month. 6y

Aimeesue @Billypar I guess kids don't think gardens are scary any mor. 😂 6y

Melissa_J Loved the scholastic order forms and book fairs! 6y

rubyslippersreads Now I want to track down A Sound of Crying. 😊 (edited) 6y

LeahBergen @rubyslippersreads I‘m afraid to reread it in case it‘s not as good as I remember. 😆 6y

rubyslippersreads @LeahBergen Did you know it‘s the first in a series? 6y

LeahBergen @rubyslippersreads No! Really?? I‘ve never looked up the author before (it‘s always just been on my “childhood reads” shelf)! 6y

rubyslippersreads I also used to have a copy of The Wicked Ladies, but when an editor on the Betsy-Tacy listserv was looking for a copy they could use to republish it, I donated mine for the cause. 😊 6y

LeahBergen @rubyslippersreads Well, you certainly did your good bookish deed and book karma will reward you. 😆😆 6y

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Jhullie

The Wicked, Wicked Ladies in the Haunted House | Mary Chase

Did you have a favorite book as a child that you still have? Or (as in my case) you tracked down as an adult. This was my sister‘s book and when I found the exact same edition in a second hand book shop I just had to buy it.

LeahBergen This was one of my favourites, too!! 👏🏻👏🏻 7y

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bookishdawg

The Wicked, Wicked Ladies in the Haunted House | Mary Chase

#FunFridayPhoto My favorite grade school teacher read this aloud to our class when it was called "The Wicked Pigeon Ladies in the Garden." Loved the prickly heroine and twists throughout. ❤️

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