The Mystery of the Haunted House

This book was awarded a Burt Award for African Literature, Ghana 2010. The Burt
Award for African Literature is a new literary prize that the recognizes
excellence in young adult fiction from Africa.

“He continued reading about the
different methods of grafting, about how to cut and store and protect scions and
what the best time for planting was. The light from the torch began to grow dim.
Koku checked the time. It was almost midnight, he had been reading for almost
two hours. He had to sleep now or he would never wake up on time in the morning
for his lessons. He switched off his torch and turned unto his side still
excited. He was dozing off when he heard a sound and sat up. He couldn’t exactly
say what it was but heard it. He got out of bed and tiptoed down to the hall. A
light glowed dimly from the family room. Was it TV? His parents forbade them
from watching late night movies but occasionally he and Sena disobeyed them and
sneaked downstairs anyway. But if it was TV how come there was no sound? He
stuck his head round the wall. Sena was behind the computer, her fingers pecking
at the keyboard quickly. What was she doing? And who was she chatting with?”