The Ascent: A House Can Have Many Secrets Horror_Gift_Guide Caldecott winner Beth Krommes and

Caldecott winner Beth Krommes and Newbery Honor-winning poet Joyce Sidman team up in this singular celebration of a beautiful

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The Ascent: A House Can Have Many Secrets Horror_Gift_Guide Caldecott winner Beth Krommes andIn this revealing and poignant story, Stefan Hertmans uncovers haunting details about the previous owner of his house and the crime he committed as a member of the Nazi police. In 1979 Stefan Hertmans became obsessed with a rundown townhouse in Ghent. The previous owners were mentioned only in passing during the acquisition, and it wasnt until the new millennium, long after he had sold the house, that he came across a memoir by the owners son Adriaan