An educator Guide To the Series

Kate Klise
M. Sarah Klise

43 Old Cemetery Road

Dreadfully enchanting discussion

questions and appallingly captivating
activities await you inside.
Dear fellow bibliophiles,

I am tickled to death that you are a fan of the 43 Old

Cemetery Road books. These extraordinary books contain the
correspondences between me, my family, my friends—and my
enemies. Our peculiar adventures come alive through the letters,
newspaper articles, e-mails, reports, and transcripts that document
our lives and our journey from hopelessness to a loving family and
P.P.S. Here is a picture of us so that
beyond. you can see what we look like.

As a thank-you for receiving the 43 Old Cemetery Road series

with such enthusiasm and helping to make it such a success, I have Common Core Standards addressed in these
discussion questions and activities:
scared up these discussion questions and activities to make your
reading experience more riveting, engaging, and compelling. Please Grade 4:
Reading Literature: 4.1, 4.2, 4.3, 4.4,
share these pages with anyone you may know who loves reading 4.6, 4.7
and writing letters as much as we do. Writing: 4.1, 4.2, 4.3, 4.4, 4.9
Grade 5:
Reading Literature: 5.1, 5.2, 5.3, 5.4,
Thank you again for your continued support. 5.6, 5.7
Writing: 5.1, 5.2, 5.3, 5.4, 5.9
Gratefully and eternally yours, Grade 6:
q Reading Literature: 6.1, 6.2, 6.3, 6.4, 6.6
Writing: 6.1, 6.2, 6.3, 6.4, 6.9
Olive C. Spence O.C.S. Grade 7:
Ghost Writer in Residence Reading Literature: 7.1, 7.2, 7.3, 7.4, 7.6
Writing: 7.1, 7.2, 7.3, 7.4, 7.9
P.S. Ignatius and Seymour send their love. 43 Old Cemetery Road, The Cupola
Ghastly, Illinois

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43 Old Cemetery Road

Dying to meet you
Grumply
Ignatius B. A writer in resid
ence
ILLINOIS
GHASTLY,
2nd FLoor
etery Road
43 Old Cem
• Olive claims that “we’re all characters in our
own stories.” This is true for Ignatius, Olive, and
ds: Seymour, and helped them to finally write and
Dear Frien 43 Old
a t y o u are a big enjoy illustrate a bestselling ghost story. Why does this
Olive tells
m e th
v e r y g la d that you work for them? Do you think any of the three
oad fan. I’ m to see if
Cemetery R ought it would be fun would have been able to become a bestselling
I th plete the
our books. e q u e s ti o ns and com n find author without the others? Why or why not?
you can an
swer th
g to M e e t You. You ca
bout Dyin
activities a • How do all three characters help one another
.
them below grow and become better people (or a better ghost,
hastly, in Olive’s case)?
h in g y o u luck from G
Wis
mp ly • Design a real estate flyer for your ideal writing
I. B. Gru retreat. Be sure to include a picture, a short
description, and a list of all the amenities
. Grumply
Ignatius B (practical and supernatural).

• Write a ghost story containing the three most

• Ignatius B. Grumply is a children’s ghost story
writer with writer’s block. He decided to move
into Spence Mansion for a change of scenery to
help him finish his next book. Have you ever
had a problem finishing something? What did
you do, or what could you have done to help you
complete your daunting task?
• After Ignatius and Seymour learn that they are
stuck with each other for the summer, they come
up with a list of house rules. Write ten rules you
would want enforced if you were Seymour.
• Why couldn’t Seymour’s parents see Olive?
• Seymour’s parents put their careers first, and
abandoned him. What would you have done if
you were in Seymour’s shoes? Do you think he is
better off without them? What are the advantages
and disadvantages of Seymour’s unusual living
situation?
important things that Olive believes a good story
needs—setup, complications, and conflict. Be
sure to create interesting characters and draw on
experiences from your own life too.
• Write a newspaper article for the Ghastly
Times about a haunted house in your
neighborhood. Name the ghost, tell his or her
backstory, describe the ghost’s actions, give
quotes from witnesses, and offer rebuttals from
people who don’t believe in ghosts. Include an
illustration of the ghost causing mischief.
• Draw a map of a fictious graveyard containing the
graves of deceased famous people you admire.
Make each grave include the dates each person
lived and an epitaph.

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43 Old Cemetery Road

Over My Dead Body

Hey, there! • Olive could not remember where she left her
gh
re a di ng ou r b ooks. It is throu manuscripts. She finally found them in her coffin.
Thanks for m able to
m pe op le lik e you that I a Why do you think they were buried with her?
support f ro tor. As
g a s a c hi ld re n's book illustra
make my livin mply and • Spence Mansion is far from a traditional home.
m y a rr a ng em ent with Mr. Gru er
part of
c ho ol ed . C ou ld you help me answ Do you think it is a good home? Why or why not?
Olive, I'm homes in is h the activities
about In your opinion, what makes a home a home?
t io ns a nd f
these ques homework?
D ea d Bo dy t hey gave me for • Create an acronym like IMSPOOKY for an
Over My
organization that you would like to be the
president of someday. Then create a brochure
Love, explaining what the organization does and its
mission statement. Add some pictures to show its
Seymour Hope members in action.

• While in the home for the deranged, Ignatius

• Seymour’s unusual living situation has caught
up to him. Do you think Dick Tater was right to
remove Seymour from Spence Mansion? Why or
why not?
• Seymour’s absentee parents were working on a
book called Only Fools and Children Believe in
Ghosts. Which characters do you think are the
real fools in this book? Why?
• Dick Tater wanted to ban every ghost story ever
written. Do you think this was a good idea? Why
or why not? Do you think there is a time when
people in authority should tell people what they
can or cannot read?
• Many of the adults in Over My Dead Body don’t
believe that Olive C. Spence is a real ghost. Why
do you think they aren’t willing to believe in her?
What happens after Olive proves that she is real?
Do you think it was a good thing for the people of
Ghastly to know there is ghost in their town? Why
or why not?
came up with a way to communicate with his
neighbor, in which “One knock equals ‘a,’ two
knocks equal ‘b,’ and so forth.” Then he adapted
the knocks to numbers, and used it in his letters.
Write a letter to a friend using only Ignatius’s
secret code.
• Pretend you are taken away from your home
and mistakenly thrown into an orphanage.
Write a letter to your family describing what the
orphanage is like, how the other orphans and
adults act, what type of food they serve, daily
routines and activities, and a plan for your escape.
• Develop an advertisement for
a bookmobile. Include a list
of books that are available,
why people should visit the
bookmobile, and its
schedule. Draw a
picture for your
ad as well.

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43 Old Cemetery Road

Till Death do us Bark

• Noah Breth was very upset that his children,

Kitty and Kanine, could never get along. Do
ETH
NOAH B R you think Kitty and Kanine deserved Noah’s
money? How would their relationship be
ers,
Dear Read different if Noah had just split his money
d
e q u estions an between them in his will the way they wanted
sw e r th Death
Please an c ti v it ie s about Till him to?
the a e no
complete a t fo ll o w . There ar
k th than
Do Us Bar s tr u c ti o ns, other • Do you agree with Noah’s decision to put
or in
directions all of his money in coins and have the town
lines:
these few search for them? How did this bring the town
ok,
in g a w o nderful bo together? How did it extend Noah’s legacy?
After read d er and loo
k at
to w o n eally
it’s fun
it s o g r e at; was it r • How did Noah Breth and Shadow bring Olive,
e
what mad id the autho
r start Ignatius, and Seymour closer together?
, o r d
just fate
k?
with a hoo • Write a limerick about your family. Remember
to follow the AABBA rhyme scheme—and be
yours,
Sincerely as silly as possible.

Noah Breth • Pretend you are Kitty or Kanine. Write a

• Seymour is fed up with writing letters all the
time. But Olive feels that it is important to
keep letter-writing alive and insists that he
keep on writing them. Has there ever been a
time when a parent or guardian made you do
something that you didn’t want to do? How
did it make you feel? What did you do?
• Do you think that it is ever okay to keep a
secret from your parents or guardian? If so,
what are the circumstances?
speech about Noah to deliver at his funeral.
Talk about how he affected your life, why you
are a changed person, and what lessons you
learned from how he lived his life.
• Create a flyer for a missing pet. Write a
description of this pet, mention the last
place and time you saw it, and describe the
reward you would give to the person who
finds it. Make sure to include your contact
information (make up a silly name, phone
number, and e-mail address) and a picture.

• Seymour wants to keep Secret so much that • Write a postcard from Olive to Noah
he lies to Olive and Ignatius. These lies add explaining how being a
up and eventually lead Seymour to run away. ghost is different
Could this mess have been avoided? If so, from being a
how? human.

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the Phantom the post office
of

5
P.O. Box
Ill nois
i
Ghastly, • How did Weston Peece’s stealing the letter F
hinder correspondence between the people
:
E A R F E L LOW FANS (and ghosts) of Ghastly?
D
VE,
Y O U SEE? OLI ED
DO N ’ T
A N D S E YMOUR NE • How does the story of The Phantom of the
,
IGNATIUS A N S WER THES
E Opera mirror the events in Ghastly?
L P .
YOUR HE
U E S T I O N S AND DO • Weston Peece once told Olive that he wanted
Q
TIVITIES
THESE AC M to “help people make friends through letters.”
B O U T T H E PHANTO
A Do you think he achieved his goal? Why or
OST
OF THE P why not?
. .
OFFICE . S TOO
T’
BEFORE I • Write a postcard to a sick friend. Use as many
LATE. abbreviations as possible (i.e., LOL, or TTYL).
ULY, Then rewrite the letter, spelling out the full
YOURS TR words. Choose which one you like better, and
A FAN write a paragraph explaining your decision.

• Many of the adults (and ghosts) in Ghastly
believe that modern technology is killing the
written word. Do you think they are right?
List some advantages and disadvantages of
technology.
• As children, Olive and Weston talked about
their ambitions. Write a paragraph describing
your amition in life. What do you want to do
more than anything? What do you hope to
accomplish by doing so?

• Do you think that something like VEXT-mail
could ever put the U.S. Postal Service out of
business? Why or why not? Can you think
of any potential problems if the U.S. Postal
Service ever goes out of business?
• Do you think that M. Balm had a right to take
away Wy Fye’s cell phone for a month? What
was he trying to teach her? Do you think his
lesson worked? Why or why not?
• Create a poster advertising the U.S. Postal
Service. List its services, benefits, and major
contributions to society. Decorate it with
illustrations and stamps.
• Write a transcript of a VEXT-mail of you and
a friend discussing your favorite book. Keep
in mind that VEXT-mail is often unreliable
and some of your discussion may be lost in
translation.

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a d os, s t b e as
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m. I t
picture of a character from 43 Old Cemetery Road:
B o o k Afic t h i s , you s I a
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h t t h is gh w o u ld die e m e tery R nd
thoug ople 43 O
ld C ons a for Ivana Oscar will be the “finest sentence ever writ-
t h at pe k e q uesti he
mov i e
l p m em a
i n g the s e
! Y o u’re t ten in Hollywood.” Research movie scripts, and find
e he r s
pleas
swe hank
by an
what you feel is the “finest sentence ever written in
o l i f e t i v i t i es? T
t ac
come
Hollywood.” Be sure you have reasons to back up your
hese
p l e ting t choice.
com
best!
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Stars
• I f you were directing the movie version of 43 Old
h f o r the Cemetery Road, who would you cast to play Seymour,
Reac
Olive, and Ignatius? Why?

s • U
 pon arriving in Hollywood, Iggy and Seymour were
ck B uster
e Blo
both given head-to-toe makeovers. Pretend you’ve
Mo gotten a big break in Hollywood. Draw a picture of how
you look today, and then draw a picture of yourself after
your glamorous Hollywood makeover.
• W
 hat type of story do you think makes a surefire hit?
Do you think that 43 Old Cemetery Road would make a • D
 esign a movie poster advertising 43 Old Cemetery
good movie? Why? What are some books you have read Road the movie. Be sure to include at least one scene
that you would think would be a hit in the film world? from the movie, its release date, and names of the actors
Why? and director, and give it a rating and tag line.

• D
 o you think Willie Shadow is a good stage name for • M
 oe Block Buster’s new character, Evilo, gets her name
Seymour? Why or why not? How did the name “Willie by spelling Olive’s name backwards. Making a new word
Shadow” reflect the way that Seymour acted when he by spelling a word backwards is sometimes referred to as
was in Hollywood? If you had a stage name, what would “mirror writing.” Create a list of new names and words
it be and why? by spelling your favorite words and phrases from 43 Old
Cemetery Road Hollywood, Dead Ahead backwards.
• O
 live told Iggy to stop “nitpicking every comma in the Remember—only use words that sound good and are
contract.” What should she have done instead? What pronounceable in both directions.
events in 43 Old Cemetery Road: Hollywood, Dead
Ahead could have been avoided if Olive and Iggy read • W
 rite a screenplay for your favorite scene of 43 Old
every word of the contract? Cemetery Road: Hollywood, Dead Ahead.

• D
 o you think that it was fair for the Hollywood execu- • A
 fter winning an Oscar, the Best Actor and Best Actress
tives at Buster Boy Entertainment to write Olive, Iggy, give a speech thanking everyone that helped them along
and Seymour out of the movie? Why or why not? Do the way. Pretend that you are a nominee for Best Actor
you think that Evilo Must Go! would have been a good or Best Actress in a movie about your life. Write your
movie? Why or why not? acceptance speech.

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 Common Core Standards addressed
in these discussion questions and
BOOK activities:
THsR
i xE E Grade 4
Reading Literature: 41., 4.2, 4.3, 4.4, 4.6, 4.7

43 Old Cemetery Road

Writing: 4.1, 4.2, 4.3, 4.4, 4.9

nds,
Frie
Grade 5

ti n g s Reading Literature: 51., 5.2, 5.3, 5.4, 5.6, 5.7

Gree
Writing: 5.1, 5.2, 5.3, 5.4, 5.9
d,
e s a re re e. , Greetings from
the graveyard
Grade 6

Ros are blu astly

Reading Literature: 61., 6.2, 6.3, 6.4, 6.6

t s G h Writing: 6.1, 6.2, 6.3, 6.4, 6.9

viole comes to d out Grade 7

stery st fin Reading Literature: 71., 7.2, 7.3, 7.4, 7.6

h e n my zens mu astily. Writing: 7.1, 7.2, 7.3, 7.4, 7.9

W iti n s
the c o’s acting question
w h om e t • T
 o capitalize on Iggy’s success, Nadia S. Richenov tries
e r e are s ties abou to write a fictitious tell-all book about her and Iggy’s
H ctiv i the
and a ings from t if past relationship. Choose a famous celebrity, athlete, or
t
Gree eyard, bu ok book character and write one chapter in a fictitious tell-
G v ad the bo pt
r a all about a mysterious event in his or her life. Be sure to
e m
you r you atte be include illustrations and at least one scene featuring you.
r e n ’t
befo they wo
,
them oo hard. • D
 esign a Wanted poster depicting Liza and Rob Z. Lott.
t
Include illustrations and descriptions of their physical
appearances, accounts of their crimes (including the ones
in Ghastly), tips for what to do if someone spots them, as
well as any reward information.
 reetings from the Graveyard is a mystery. What traits
• G
• S
 eymour, Leeves, and the cover artist at Paige Turner
does a good mystery story have? Do you like reading
Books all paint replicas of the famous portrait of Olive.
mysteries? Why or why not? Answer the following
Using reference books or the Internet, research famous
questions about the mystery in Greetings from the
portraits. Choose one and make a replica of it. You can
Graveyard: What happened? How did it start? Who was
replicate the painting in any medium you like. Just make
involved? Was there a lot of blood? Who did it?
sure it has some of the same qualities of the original.
• S
 eymour tried to tell Olive and Iggy that he thought Ben Present your art by hanging it next to the original.
and Mia Bizzy looked a lot like the escaped convicts Liza
• P
 aige Turner’s book design team mocked up four
and Rob Z. Lott, but they didn’t listen to him. Have you
different covers for Nadia S. Richenov’s tell-all about
ever knew something or solved a problem, only to have
Iggy. Which cover and title do you like the best? Why?
an adult not listen to you? If so, what was it? How did it
Create an alternate cover and title for the book. Explain
make you feel? What happened when it was revealed that
how you came up with your cover design and title.
you had figured it out first?
• L
 ook back through the pages of Greetings from the
• N
 adia S. Richenov unwanted letter to Iggy inspires Olive
Graveyard and make a list all of the things that Ben and
to launch Ghastly Greetings—a line of greeting cards
Mia Bizzy did that should have given away their true
for sticky situations. Think of a sticky or uncomfortable
identities.
situation of your own, and create a greeting card for the
occasion. • B
 en and Mia Bizzy sent Nadia S. Richenov a ransom
letter demanding money in exchange for Iggy’s love
• I n order to make money to buy Iggy a Father’s Day
letters. Using letters cut out of magazines and newspapers,
present, Seymour put his artistic skills to use, and
create your own ransom letter to a character from 43 Old
advertised himself as an Artist for Hire. Make a list of five
Cemetery Road: Greetings from the Graveyard
things that you could do to make money. Then, choose
one of them and create an advertisement highlighting • B
 oth Nadia S. Richenov and Page Turner think that they
your moneymaking skills. Don’t forget to include what are each going to receive two and a half million dollars
you can do for your customer, how much you charge, and for selling one of the forged portraits of Olive C. Spence.
why you are the best person for the job. Nadia wants to pay her debts and live as a millionaire
and Paige wants to retire to Costa Rica. If you suddenly
• W
 hat do you think the love letters from Iggy to Nadia
received two and a half million dollars what would you
contained? Write one of the love letters from Iggy to
do with it? Why?
Nadia. Then write a love letter from Iggy to Olive.

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the loch ness punster
aders,
Dear Re
,
d o f m y nephew • O
 ne reason that Iggy is grumpy is because he was
prou and
I am so G r u m ply! He d
humiliated and angry about an incident in his
B . pence an f
Ignatius S childhood, when he was afraid to jump off the high
i v e C .
ly, Ol tors o
his fami
diving board. Has anything like that ever happened to
p e , a r e the crea s.
Ho oad serie
you? Is there something that you are afraid to try? If
Seymour e t e r y R
ld Cem r these
Iggy is like a tortoise, fearful and hiding in his shell,
the 43 O c a n answe what animal are you? Why are you like that animal?
y o u hese
See if
a n d c o mplete t ok,
question
s
t t h e n ewest bo • E
 ve is ordered by Macon to record Seymour’s phone
abou
activities e ss Punst
er. conversations. Would you be unhappy if anyone listened
o c h N
The L to to your phone conversations? Would you like to listen to
g i f y o u want
a rin anyone else’s? Whose?
Give me t h e weddin
g!
b o u t
hear a • S
 pence Mansion is a 32½-room house, with plenty of
room for people, ghosts, and pets. Design your dream
mansion, draw a diagram, and write a description of it.
What special rooms would you have? How many bath-
Grumply
Dr. Ian rooms? Who would live there with you?

• O
 live tells Seymour that Iggy is a neophobe, someone
who fears new things, while she is a neophiliac,
someone who loves new things. Are you a neophobe
or a neophiliac? Give an example that supports your
answer.
• H
 ave you heard any stories about Scotland’s Loch Ness
monster? Do you believe them? What other magical or
mythical creatures can you name? Why do people like
to believe in these?
• O
 live and Ignatius write the books in the series, and
Seymour draws the pictures. Would you rather be a
writer or an illustrator? Why? Does one seem more
important than the other? Easier? More fun?
• D
 esign a newspaper advertisement for the Ghastly
Public Library or the Ghastly Pet Store, to be featured
in the Ghastly Times.
• S
 eymour and Olive take a family vacation to Scotland,
where Olive also went on vacation as a child. Write
an article for the Ghastly Times called “Best Family
Vacation Ever!” that describes a fun trip you have taken.
• W
 rite a letter to Seymour and his family explaining why
you would like to be hired as the director of the Loch
Ness Laughatorium. Hint: You might want to include
some jokes to improve your chances of getting hired!

• M
 acon Deals sends texts to his employees and writes
letters to the queen of England. Which type of com-
munication is better? Do you like one more than the
other? Do letters seem more important than texts? Why?
Would you rather send a text or make a phone call?

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tation e nce a our
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and
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write ymour, d Weston Peece had delivered the letter from the pub-
Se
son, ns. . As a
lisher that wanted to publish her manuscripts? Would
ord illu stratio s them ore Olive’s life (as both a human and a ghost) have been
r the w t e
e stra nm
I pref m o u r, illu with eve ons and different? If so, how?
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• Write a chapter of a 43 Old Cemetery Road book.
th e m fo ie
Use ooks and ing exper
Make yourself a character in your story. Describe
b r i t
our dw under what circumstances you arrived in Ghastly, and
ng an d
readi Spen
ce, an
.
how you met Olive, Ignatius, and Seymour, and create
live C some conflict that you help settle.
ly, O
L ove, .Grump • Design a stamp commemorating the success of 43
tius B
Igna
r Hope Old Cemetery Road. You can choose to illustrate your
Seymou favorite scene from one of the books, or come up with
an award you’d like to bestow upon the novel.
Dreadfully enchanting
discussion questions • Names of characters in 43 Old Cemetery Road often
describe something about each character’s personal-
• The 43 Old Cemetery Road books are not written like
ity (they are very comical, too). Come up with names
traditional books. The stories are told through a series
for at least five of your family members and friends
of correspondences, such as letters, newspaper articles,
that describe their unique characteristics or interests.
transcripts, and even text messages. Does this style
Depending on the person, they can be humorous or
work for these books? As a reader, what do you think
serious.
are the advantages and disadvantages of reading only
what the characters write one another, as opposed to • Olive, Ignatius, and Seymour love words. Create a list
traditional dialogue and narration? of words that you feel describe the 43 Old Cemetery
Road books. Then, using a dictionary, define each
• Why do you think Olive loves letter-writing so much?
word.
Do you think that the art of letter-writing is dying?
• On the following page, write a fan letter to your fa-
• How would you react if you had to constantly com-
vorite character from 43 Old Cemetery Road. Tell him
municate through letters? How would this affect your
or her why you like the books, mention anything you
daily life? Do you think you would like it?
learned from them, and explain why you want them to
• How does each member of the unconventional family keep on writing. Be sure to design your own letterhead
living in Spence Mansion grow and change from when and decorate your letter with a picture.
Ignatius first moved to when they are all living togeth-
er as a family? What does each family member add to
the family?

• Through death, the almost-dying written word, and

the help of two humans, Olive sees her dreams of
becoming an author come true. Is this better or worse

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 You must be dying to read them all!
The
Series

43 Old Cemetery Road

The series

978-0-547-40036-5, $15.99 CL
978-0-547-85081-8, $5.99 PA
978-0-15-205734-3, $15.00 CL 978-0-547-51974-6, $15.99 CL
978-0-547-57713-5, $5.99 PA 978-0-544-02281-2, $5.99 PA

978-0-15-205727-5, $15.00 CL 978-0-547-85283-6, $15.99 CL

9780547398488, $5.99 PA 978-0-544-33661-2, $6.99 PA

978-0-544-10567-6, $15.99 CL 978-0-544-31337-8, $15.99 CL

978-0-544-54010-1, $6.99 PA

About the Author and Illustrator

Kate Klise and M. Sarah Klise are the creators of Dying to Meet You, the first book in their illustrated 43 Old
Cemetery Road series, which landed on more than a dozen state award lists and which Kirkus Reviews called
“a quirky, comedic romp.” Kate lives in Norwood, Missouri, and leads writing workshops all over the country.
Sarah teaches art to children and adults in Berkeley, California.

To learn more about Kate Klise and M. Sarah Klise, visit their website at www.kateandsarahklise.com.

You can also find a video about the Klise sisters and their inspiration for the 43 Old Cemetery Road series on
the hmhbooks YouTube channel.

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