This was a great mystery for young readers. I love how the mystery unfolded and the ties that present characters had to the house's past.

I love that Aidan did not give up on the mystery and that his friend group grew closer after his notebook was stolen.

Michael Crouch did a great job narrating this story.

When Aidan Cross yeeted his very secret journal into the house on Yeet Street, he also intended to yeet his feelings for his best friend, Kai, as far away as possible. To Aidan’s horror, his friends plan a sleepover at the haunted house the very next night. When Aidan, Terrance, Zephyr, and Kai discover an actual ghost in the house, they make it their mission to solve the mystery of Gabby’s death and free her from the house.

Deliciously creepy and scary, I couldn’t believe this was a middle grade book. If I had read this when I was in middle grade, the image of the ‘backward lady’ alone would haunt me for years to come. I would probably need a therapy to recover from it LOL.

On a deeper note, I didn’t expect the heartfelt story aspect involving Aidan’s journey to finding his self identity. I hope Aidan as a character would help a lot of kids out there feeling less alone in going through the same journey.

All in all, a great (not just horror) story and an amazing middle grade book.

A moving queer ghost story for young adults. Loved the characters. I was immersed in the story and would bet it is a hit with teens

4.75⭐️
I am thankful to have gotten the AudioARC for free from Netgalley and Brilliance Publishing so I can leave my voluntary review.

Wow, this book had a bit of everything! It’s a Middle Grade book but easily read by all ages. However I was a bit confused as when I requested this it indicated that it was a children’s fiction and it’s clearly more advanced than that. It does state that the main characters are 13 years right away in the description so you know where it should land reading level wise. But I will say that it really reads more like a younger YA book. That could be because of the adult narrator since I listened to the audio book but it’s also that the prose is more advanced.

Anyway, I loved all the pop culture references as well as the boys learning about ones that are a bit older like “My Soace”. Also any book that interweaves dungeons and dragons is a hit for me. The combining of age journey the boys take is great and having the real world experiences of coming to terms with sexuality and friendship is perfect.

While this is a “children’s book” I really enjoyed it as an adult outside of just analyzing it to review. It was sweet, exciting, reminiscent with a little creepy all wrapped up together.
My rating system for Middle Grade and children’s books.

So if you need a little more advanced reading book for your middle grade classrooms or even high school this is a great book to have in your collection for your students.

⭐️ Significant problems and would never recommend to the audience.
⭐️⭐️ Had a lot of trouble, prose issues, really not my cup of tea but may have some appeal.
⭐️⭐️⭐️ an ok book which I wouldn’t go out of my way to recommend but it has some value for young readers
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Really enjoyed it! I would recommend for the age or reading level appropriate for the book
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Outstanding! Would recommend highly, especially to school programs as a wide spread reading opportunity.

The House on Yeet Street felt like a MG TJ Klune meets John Fram.

What a fun MG to read heading into the Fall season. First off a cast of 13 year old boys 👏🏻 mixed with a neighborhood haunted house… which introduces a ghost!

We get a glimpse into the main character, Aiden’s stories/journals which made for fun tidbits that added to the story! Great rep of queer characters and allyship. I’m excited for this one to be made available for the target audience!

Thank you Brilliance Audio & Union Square Kids
Releases 8/27

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