by Megan Stine
First published 1988
Jeffrey faces an impossible choice on Halloween night. Ricky Reyes has thrown down a challenge that Jeffrey cannot ignore: break into the abandoned McGyver house and steal a bloody dagger. The old house sits empty and forbidding, but Jeffrey has one advantage that Ricky knows nothing about. Max, his ghostly companion, has helped Jeffrey through difficult situations before. Now Jeffrey must decide whether to rely on Max's supernatural abilities to complete this dangerous mission. The dare pushes Jeffrey into a night of terror where the boundary between the living and the dead becomes dangerously thin. As Halloween darkness falls, Jeffrey discovers that some challenges test more than just courage.
Genres: mystery, horror, supernatural, young-adult
Vibes: atmospheric, dark, suspenseful
Tropes: found-family, supernatural-abilities
Setting: McGyver House
Period: Halloween
80 pages · Paperback · Random House Publishing Group
Content warnings: violence