"A ghostly woman in a brown dress has been repeatedly sighted in a centuries-old mansion in Norfolk, England. Many believe the Brown Lady of Raynham Hall is the spirit of Lady Dorothy Walpole, wife of Charles Townsend. According to legend, Charles became upset with Dorothy and locked her inside Raynham Hall until she died. To this day, her ghost stil allegedly wanders the home"--

A ghostly woman in a brown dress has been repeatedly sighted in a centuries-old mansion in Norfolk, England. Many believe the Brown Lady of Raynham Hall is the spirit of Lady Dorothy Walpole, wife of Charles Townsend. According to legend, Charles became upset with Dorothy and locked her inside Raynham Hall until she died. To this day, her ghost still allegedly wanders the home.

A mysterious figure has haunted Raynham Hall for over two hundred years. The Brown Lady of Raynham Hall was a real woman, Lady Dorothy Walpole. Caught between the political ambitions of her brother, Robert Walpole, who became the first prime minister of Great Britain, her husband, Lord and later Viscount Charles Townshend, and an old lover Thomas Wharton, yet another famous politician, Dorothy became entangled in political games and lovers quarrels. Charles was originally a rejected potential spouse of Dorothy, as Dorothy's father had helped raise the young Townshend, and didn't want their union to be seen as favoritism. After Charles' first wife and Dorothy's father both died, it was seen as acceptable for the two to marry. However, a past relationship with the wildly popular yet rakish Thomas Wharton, colored Dorothy's relationship with Charles.Charles' jealously over her successful and politically ambitious brother, Robert Walpole, also soured their marriage. Dorothy's death was sudden and as mysterious as the hauntings in the Hall. She was buried quickly and without fanfare after a short battle with smallpox. But rumors quickly spread about the true nature of the demise of the Brown Lady of Raynham Hall.

A mysterious figure has haunted Raynham Hall for over two hundred years. The Brown Lady of Raynham Hall was a real woman, Lady Dorothy Walpole. Caught between the political ambitions of her brother Robert Walpole, who became the first prime minister of Great Britain, her husband, Lord and later Viscount Charles Townshend, and an old lover Thomas Wharton, yet another famous politician, Dorothy became entangled in political games and lovers quarrels. Dorothy’s death was sudden and as mysterious as the hauntings in the Hall. She was buried quickly and without fanfare after a short battle with smallpox. But rumors quickly spread about the true nature of the demise of the Brown Lady of Raynham Hall.

Stories about ghostly hauntings haunt readers around the world. This spooky series features one real-life ghost story per book, written in a can't-put-it-down narrative style. Fact boxes and skeptic's notes give readers real-world context for these frightening tales, including the legendary Bloody Mary and Bell Witch ghost stories.

Jacqueline Woodson's National Book Award and Newbery Honor winner is a powerful memoir that tells the moving story of her childhood in mesmerizing verse. A President Obama "O" Book Club pick Raised in South Carolina and New York, Woodson always felt halfway home in each place. In vivid poems, she shares what it was like to grow up as an African American in the 1960s and 1970s, living with the remnants of Jim Crow and her growing awareness of the Civil Rights movement. Touching and powerful, each poem is both accessible and emotionally charged, each line a glimpse into a child’s soul as she searches for her place in the world. Woodson’s eloquent poetry also reflects the joy of finding her voice through writing stories, despite the fact that she struggled with reading as a child. Her love of stories inspired her and stayed with her, creating the first sparks of the gifted writer she was to become. Includes 7 additional poems, including "Brown Girl Dreaming." Praise for Jacqueline Woodson: "Ms. Woodson writes with a sure understanding of the thoughts of young people, offering a poetic, eloquent narrative that is not simply a story . . . but a mature exploration of grown-up issues and self-discovery.”—The New York Times Book Review

A New York Times bestseller The Haunting of Sunshine Girl,in active development for television by The Weinstein Company, a hit paranomal YA series based on the wildly popular YouTube channel about an "adorkable" teenager living in a haunted house. Shortly after her sixteenth birthday, Sunshine Griffith and her mother Kat move from sunny Austin, Texas, to the rain-drenched town of Ridgemont, Washington. Though Sunshine is adopted, she and her mother have always been close, sharing a special bond filled with laughter and inside jokes. But from the moment they arrive, Sunshine feels her world darken with an eeriness she cannot place. And even if Kat doesn't recognize it, Sunshine knows that something about their new house is just ... creepy. In the days that follow, things only get stranger. Sunshine is followed around the house by an icy breeze, phantom wind slams her bedroom door shut, and eventually, the laughter Sunshine hears on her first night evolves into sobs. She can hardly believe it, but as the spirits haunting her house become more frightening-and it becomes clear that Kat is in danger-Sunshine must accept what she is, pass the test before her, and save her mother from a fate worse than death.