Mystery James Digs Her Own Grave

Name: Mystery James Digs Her Own Grave
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ISBN: 9780593896914

Ally Russell

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Delacorte Press
14 October 2025

Children's & young adult fiction & true stories

Abandoned in a cemetery and raised in a funeral home, a girl who can see and smell the supernatural must solve the mystery of a priceless heirloom stolen from her family's business. Perfect for fans of Netflix's Wednesday and Beetlejuice!

""A new middle grade heroine you're going to love.""-BookRiot

Abandoned in a cemetery and raised in a funeral home, a girl who can see and smell the supernatural must solve the mystery of a priceless heirloom stolen from her family's business. Perfect for fans of Netflix's Wednesday and Beetlejuice!

""A new middle grade heroine you're going to love.""-BookRiot

AN EDGAR AWARD NOMINEE

13-year-old Mystery-who was abandoned in a cemetery and raised in a funeral home-is plagued by sleep paralysis and the smell of ghosts, but she's used to that. Even though her life might seem ""strange"" on the outside, she loves it.

That is until a priceless heirloom goes missing and her family's funeral home is in danger of being shut down. To clear her Tia's good name, Mystery embarks on an adventure to figure out what really happened to the misplaced necklace.

But to do so, she must contend with the angry patriarch of the town's wealthiest family, a sleep paralysis demon, a graverobber, and the ghastly half-vampire, half-ghost that's lurking in the Olde Ellis Town Cemetery.

By: Ally Russell
Imprint: Delacorte Press
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 210mm, Width: 140mm, Spine: 21mm
Weight: 419g
ISBN: 9780593896914
ISBN 10: 0593896912
Pages: 320
Publication Date: 14 October 2025
Recommended Age: From 10 years
Audience: Children/juvenile , English as a second language
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Ally is the author of It Came from the Trees. She grew up on a steady diet of Halloween parties, horror films, Unsolved Mysteries, and Goosebumps books. She has always loved scary stories, and got her MFA from Simmons University and, eventually, a job working in children's publishing. She hails from Pittsburgh-ground zero for the zombie apocalypse. Ally lives with her husband and her two black cats, Nox and Fury. She's afraid of the woods, the dark, and heights.

Reviews for Mystery James Digs Her Own Grave

""Twisty, thrilling, and bursting with dastardly shenanigans. Move over Wednesday Addams—Mystery James is on her way to the top!""—Mary Averling, author of The Curse of Eelgrass Bog