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Wait till Helen comes

a ghost story

  • 1986 first published
  • 184 pages
  • ★ 4.3 (10 ratings)
  • 15 editions

Published in 1986, Wait till Helen comes is a ghost story novel by Mary Downing Hahn. Key subjects include Stepchildren, brothers and sisters, stepfamilies and ghosts.

Open Library readers give it an average of 4.3 out of 5 from 10 ratings, and 126 more have it on their want-to-read list. It has been published in 15 editions.

At about 184 pages, most readers finish it in 3–4 hours.

About Wait till Helen comes

Molly and Michael dislike their spooky new stepsister Heather but realize that they must try to save her when she seems ready to follow a ghost child to her doom.
Description from Open Library

Themes, setting & tropes

Genres

Subjects

  • Stepchildren
  • Brothers and sisters
  • Stepfamilies
  • Ghost stories
  • Ghosts
  • Children's fiction

Quick answers

Who wrote Wait till Helen comes?

Wait till Helen comes was written by Mary Downing Hahn and first published in 1986.

What genre is Wait till Helen comes?

It is usually shelved as Ghost Stories.

How long is Wait till Helen comes?

The median edition has 184 pages, about 3–4 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.

What books are similar to Wait till Helen comes?

Readers who like it often enjoy New Fear Street - The Stepbrother, Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark and Remember Me.

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