description: The house held secrets, Thomas knew, even before he first saw it looming gray and massive on its ledge of rock. It had a century-old legend  two fugitive slaves had been killed by bounty hunters after leaving its passageways, and Dies Drear himself, the abolitionist who had made the house into a station on the Underground Railroad, had been murdered there. The ghosts of the three were said to walk its rooms....
title: The House of Dies Drear
titlecomplete: The House of Dies Drear
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: Recorded Books