When young Araminta Spookie learns that Sir Horace is about to turn 500, she begins to plan a surprise birthday party for the unusually sulky ghost. But when you live in a haunted house, even the simplest of plans can quickly turn into exciting new adventures. Araminta and her sometimes wimpy pal Wanda discover an ancient sword hidden in a grotto under the Spookie home. It would be the perfect birthday gift for Sir Horace, but getting it proves more difficult than Araminta could have imagined. It seems the house has a few tricks in store if Araminta wants to claim her prize. And then there's the matter of finding the suddenly reclusive ghost so she can present him with his gift. The #1 national best-selling author of the Septimus Heap series bewitched young readers with the first book of her Araminta Spookie series, My Haunted House.