Hamilton's second book, "The House Of Dies Drear" (S&S, 0-02-742500-2; Aladdin, 0-02-043520-7. Higgins, the Great" was also the first of only two books ever to win the Newbery Medal, the National Book Award, and the Boston Globe-Horn Book Award.

Hamilton's second book, "The House Of Dies Drear" (S&S, 0-02-742500-2; Aladdin, 0-02-043520-7. Ages 12 up), was published in 1968 and won the Edgar Allan Poe Award for best juvenile mystery. Sweet Whispers, Brother Rush" (Philomel/Penguin Putnam, 1982), "The Planet Of Junior Brown" (S&S, 0-02-742510-X; Aladdin, 0-689-71721-0; Aladdin, 0-02-043540-1), and "In The Beginning: Creation Stories From Around The World" (Harcourt, 1988) were all Newbery Honor books.

by Virginia Hamilton(Author), Eros Keith(Author, Illustrator). It's been a while since I've finished a book in 24 hours, but Virginia Hamilton's The House of Dies Drear moves quickly, almost every chapter ending with a cliffhanger of some kind that pushes forward to its satisfying conclusion. It's effectively a story about father-son relationships, smartly wrapped within a ghost story, as 13-year-old Thomas Small and his professor father learn the truth about the mysterious old Civil War era house the Small family moves into, outside Columbus, OH, and its connections to the Underground Railroad.

The House of Dies Drear by Virginia Hamilton is a children's mystery novel, with sinister goings-on in a reputedly haunted house. It was published by Macmillan in 1968 with illustrations by Eros Keith

The House of Dies Drear by Virginia Hamilton is a children's mystery novel, with sinister goings-on in a reputedly haunted house. It was published by Macmillan in 1968 with illustrations by Eros Keith. The novel received the 1969 Edgar Award for Best Juvenile Mystery. The House of Dies Drear is the first book in the Dies Drear Chronicles; the second is The Mystery of Drear House (1987).

And at last he would see ghostly lights flickering through the trees. If it’s going to take forever, we might as well have some excitement, he thought.

The House of Dies Drear. In Virginia Hamilton's Edgar Award–winning novel, teenager Thomas Small and his family must uncover the haunting historical legacy of their Civil War–era house Shortly after moving into an old, spooky home, thirteen-year-old Thomas Small and his family start hearing strange noises.

Dies Drear Chronicles by. Virginia Hamilton, Eros Keith.

In Virginia Hamilton’s Edgar Award–winning novel, teenager Thomas Small and his .

In Virginia Hamilton’s Edgar Award–winning novel, teenager Thomas Small and his family must uncover the haunting historical legacy of their Civil War–era house Shortly after moving into an old, spooky home, thirteen-year-old Thomas Small and his family start hearing strange noises. The house has a past, and when Thomas discovers a hidden passageway that may have been part of the Underground Railroad, the family realizes the house has a history as well.

The Conclusion of the Dies Drear Chronicle. Thomas Small and his papa had taken to the woods to hunt or hike for hours on the hill above the bleak house of Dies Drear. But then, suddenly, it turned cold. Mr. Small had little free time from teaching at the college. On weekends he cataloged the wealth that had belonged to the long-dead abolitionist Dies Eddington Drear. There was a stupendous treasure hidden for a hundred years in a secret cavern within the hillside. Thomas left his rifle at home.

It's been a while since I've finished a book in 24 hours, but Virginia Hamilton's The House of Dies Drear moves quickly, almost every chapter ending with a cliffhanger of some kind that pushes forward to its satisfying conclusion.