TY - BOOK AU - Hamilton,Virginia AU - McDougal Littell TI - The House of Dies Drear: and related readings T2 - Literature connections SN - 9780395775233 AV - PZ7 .H687 1997 PY - 1997/// CY - Evanston, Illinois PB - McDougal Littell KW - Hamilton, Virginia, KW - Detective and mystery stories KW - African Americans KW - Juvenile fiction KW - Underground Railroad KW - Mystery and detective stories N1 - The House of Dies Drear written by Virginia Hamilton; Literature connections sourcebook available; The House of Dies Drear; Virginia Hamilton --; Haunted house; Valerie Worth --; House on the island; Walter B. Gibson --; Get on board : the story of the Underground Railroad; James Haskins --; When the rattlesnake sounds; Alice Childress --; Runagate runagate; Robert Hayden --; Secret room; William M. Dorr --; Bound for freedom; Laura P. McCarty; 2 N2 - A black family of five moves into an enormous house once used as a hiding place for runaway slaves. Mysterious sounds and events as well as the discovery of secret passageways make the family believe they are in grave danger ER -