A LOST AND LAMENTING SPIRIT IS MAKING CHRISTMAS ANYTHING BUT A SILENT NIGHT Sissy is heading out of town with her family over the Christmas break, and thanks to her mystical hairpin that allows her to see the undead, she encounters new spookiness lurking in her aunt's remote farmhouse. The eerie sound of a woman crying is something only she can hear. Never mind the scratching sounds in the old basement. Sissy learns a terrible truth: Horror doesn't take a holiday. Without her usual partners in the paranormal (French-horn fan Marlow and gothy guru Albany), Sissy is forced to confront the screeching spirit alone. Using her grandma's ghostly relic, Sissy uncovers the uncovers the creepy mystery of the Christmas ghast. You better not cry. I'm telling you why ... Funny, fast-paced, and genuinely spooky, School Spirit is the second book in Thomas Kingsley Troupe's Hair-Raiser series - perfect for middle grade readers who like their ghost stories with a side of laugh-out-loud humor. Readers will love School Spirit if they enjoy:R.L. Stine's Goosebumps series Ghost Squad by Claribel Ortega Small Spaces by Katherine Arden The House with a Clock in Its Walls by John Bellairs Titles in the HAIR-RAISER seriesBook 1: Death of the Party Book 2: School Spirit Book 3: Christmas Ghast Book 4: Behind the Screams (coming soon)