num_pages: 256
description: An African American family tries to unravel the secrets of their new home in Ohio which was once an important station on the Underground Railroad.
language: English
title: The House of Dies Drear
titlecomplete: The House of Dies Drear (Dies Drear Chronicles, #1)
characters: Pesty Darrow, Thomas Small
genres: Historical, Middle Grade, Horror, Young Adult, Childrens, Classics, Historical Fiction, Fiction, African American, Mystery
ratings_count: 3538
places: Ohio
series: Dies Drear Chronicles
awards: awardedAt: -31507200000
name: Edgar Award
category: Best Juvenile, awardedAt: 28800000
name: Vermont Golden Dome Book Award
publisher: Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing