The Watchwood Inheritance · Book One
He Wanted a Carefree Summer. Instead, He Got Ghosts.
Thirteen-year-old Peter Penstimon thought summer meant sun and surfing — not unraveling family secrets at a crumbling Vermont estate teeming with ghosts.
Meet the Author
From Fox Primetime to Middle Grade Magic
Ann Huchingson was head writer on Fox's Wicked, Wicked Games and earned her MFA at Saint Mary's College under Michael Chabon. She now brings that same craft to The Watchwood Chronicles.
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4.9 · 26 verified reviews
The Watchwood Inheritance stands out in the paranormal genre with its unique blend of suspense, mystery, and family drama. It's a perfect escape for fall, packed with unexpected twists, atmospheric moments, and charac…
Middle-grade readers who enjoy stories with haunted mansions, small-town summer antics, first crushes, and mysteries that echo through history are sure to love Ann Huchingson's The Watchwood Inheritance.
In Ann Huchingson's THE WATCHWOOD INHERITANCE, a thirteen-year-old boy's summer at a crumbling Vermont estate becomes a haunting journey into family secrets, where echoes of memory and a longing to belong linger in ev…
Ann Huchingson has hit a grand slam with The Watchwood Inheritance—not just a home run. This delicious ghost story has everything I love: characters I'd happily be friends with, a mystery full of clever twists, and a…
Watchwood had me in an absolute vice grip for the whole story! What starts as a bad day for the main character Peter becomes a bone-chilling ghost story, to the point that I actually got physical chills multiple times…
I absolutely loved The Watchwood Inheritance! I'm always drawn to stories that explore spiritual beings and the idea of those we've lost still being connected to us, and this book delivered that beautifully. It comple…
Fantastic book - so well written and so gripping that I couldn't put it down! I can't wait to read the next one!
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As Peter wraps up seventh grade, he longs to be a hero. Little does he know, he'll have his opportunity soon enough...
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