Sadie Hartmann's Reviews > Wait Till Helen Comes: A Graphic Novel

Wait Till Helen Comes by Mary Downing Hahn (1987) is one of my favorite middle grade horror books. I'm sure it was one of my Scholastic Book Fair choices--I have strong nostalgic feelings when I look at the original cover. I remember being so invested in the family's domestic drama and the little girl who is so awful to her step siblings.
Researching horror books set in Maryland, I ran across this graphic novel adaptation and it's available on hoopla! I borrowed it right away and read it in one sitting. I will be buying both the novel and this adaptation for my niece this year for Christmas--she loves spooky ghost stories and this one is legit! I don't know what people want from a middle grade ghost story, but this is as good as it gets for me.

Recommended for readers who enjoy:
-Graphic novels
-Ghost stories
-Moving to the country
-Haunted houses
-Graveyards
-Creepy "Bad Seed" evil kids
-Brothers & sisters
-Blended families
-When kids see paranormal or supernatural activity and are not believed
-Scary stories for kids
-The old man caretaker trope that warns people to stay safe, trope (like whats-his-name from Pet Sematary)
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Content Warnings for young readers: Parent death, child death, housefires, drowning, ghosts, corpses