{"id":4227,"date":"2020-10-26T12:00:34","date_gmt":"2020-10-26T16:00:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/?p=4227"},"modified":"2020-10-25T19:47:13","modified_gmt":"2020-10-25T23:47:13","slug":"readers-advisory-episode-160-wait-till-helen-comes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/readers-advisory-episode-160-wait-till-helen-comes\/","title":{"rendered":"Readers Advisory: Episode 160 &#8211; Wait Till Helen Comes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Here\u2019s what we suggest instead of\/in addition to reading <em>Wait Till Helen Comes<\/em> by Mary Downing Hahn. Listen to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/episode-160-wait-till-helen-comes\/\">the podcast<\/a>\u00a0to hear us talk about some of these titles in more depth!<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/daughtersdevils.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-2650\" src=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/daughtersdevils-146x220.jpg\" alt=\"Daughters Unto Devils by Amy Lukavics\" width=\"146\" height=\"220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/daughtersdevils-146x220.jpg 146w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/daughtersdevils-199x300.jpg 199w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/daughtersdevils.jpg 332w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 146px) 100vw, 146px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/dollhouse.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-4023\" src=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/dollhouse-148x220.jpg\" alt=\"The Dollhouse Murders by Betty Ren Wright\" width=\"148\" height=\"220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/dollhouse-148x220.jpg 148w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/dollhouse-202x300.jpg 202w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/dollhouse.jpg 233w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 148px) 100vw, 148px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/fighting.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-4228\" src=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/fighting-146x220.jpg\" alt=\"Fighting Words by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley\" width=\"146\" height=\"220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/fighting-146x220.jpg 146w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/fighting-199x300.jpg 199w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/fighting.jpg 331w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 146px) 100vw, 146px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><em>Daughters Unto Devils<\/em> by Amy Lukavics (<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2HowUK6\">Amazon<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/a\/5209\/9780373211951\">Bookshop<\/a>)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><em>The Dollhouse Murders<\/em> by Betty Ren Wright <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3ocLwNH\">Amazon<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/a\/5209\/9780823439843\">Bookshop<\/a>)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><em>Fighting Words<\/em> by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2FS19J3\">Amazon<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/a\/5209\/9781984815682\">Bookshop<\/a>)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/ghostsquad.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-4128\" src=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/ghostsquad-144x220.jpg\" alt=\"Ghost Squad by Claribel Ortega\" width=\"144\" height=\"220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/ghostsquad-144x220.jpg 144w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/ghostsquad-196x300.jpg 196w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/ghostsquad.jpg 327w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 144px) 100vw, 144px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/jumbies.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-2986\" src=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/jumbies-146x220.jpg\" alt=\"The Jumbies by Tracey Baptiste\" width=\"146\" height=\"220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/jumbies-146x220.jpg 146w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/jumbies-199x300.jpg 199w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/jumbies.jpg 230w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 146px) 100vw, 146px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/south.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-4229\" src=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/south-146x220.jpg\" alt=\"Just South of Home by Karen Strong\" width=\"146\" height=\"220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/south-146x220.jpg 146w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/south-199x300.jpg 199w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/south.jpg 662w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 146px) 100vw, 146px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><em>Ghost Squad<\/em> by Claribel Ortega <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3meVjRC\">Amazon<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/a\/5209\/9781338280128\">Bookshop<\/a>)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><em>The Jumbies<\/em> by Tracey Baptiste (<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/35kZyEe\">Amazon<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/a\/5209\/9781616205928\">Bookshop<\/a>)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><em>Just South of Home<\/em> by Karen Strong <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2Ti7ron\">Amazon<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/a\/5209\/9781534419391\">Bookshop<\/a>)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/night.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1078\" src=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/night.jpg\" alt=\"The Night Gardener by Jonathan Auxier\" width=\"146\" height=\"220\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/nightmarys.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-287\" src=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/nightmarys.jpg\" alt=\"The Nightmarys by Dan Poblocki\" width=\"146\" height=\"220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/nightmarys.jpg 230w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/nightmarys-199x300.jpg 199w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 146px) 100vw, 146px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/paper.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-4149\" src=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/paper-147x220.jpg\" alt=\"Paper Valentine by Brenna Yovanoff\" width=\"147\" height=\"220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/paper-147x220.jpg 147w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/paper-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/paper.jpg 333w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 147px) 100vw, 147px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><em>The Night Gardener<\/em> by Jonathan Auxier (<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/35HVleb\">Amazon<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/a\/5209\/9781419715310\">Bookshop<\/a>)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><em>The Nightmarys<\/em> by Dan Poblocki (<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/37y6EIg\">Amazon<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/a\/5209\/9780375842573\">Bookshop<\/a>)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><em>Paper Valentine<\/em> by Brenna Yovanoff (<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3mh0Abk\">Amazon<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/lists\/wait-till-helen-comes-readalikes\/\">Bookshop<\/a>)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/pricker.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-4231\" src=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/pricker-146x220.jpg\" alt=\"The Pricker Boy by Reade Scott Whinnem\" width=\"146\" height=\"220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/pricker-146x220.jpg 146w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/pricker-199x300.jpg 199w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/pricker.jpg 331w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 146px) 100vw, 146px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/replacement-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-2531\" src=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/replacement-1-147x220.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"147\" height=\"220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/replacement-1-147x220.jpg 147w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/replacement-1-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/replacement-1.jpg 333w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 147px) 100vw, 147px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/smallspaces.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-4232\" src=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/smallspaces-144x220.jpg\" alt=\"Small Spaces by Katherine Arden\" width=\"144\" height=\"220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/smallspaces-144x220.jpg 144w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/smallspaces-196x300.jpg 196w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/smallspaces.jpg 261w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 144px) 100vw, 144px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><em>The Pricker Boy<\/em> by Reade Scott Whinnem <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/34mhW04\">Amazon<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/lists\/wait-till-helen-comes-readalikes\/\">Bookshop<\/a>)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><em>The Replacement<\/em> by Brenna Yovanoff (<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3on4JMI\">Amazon<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/a\/5209\/9781595143815\">Bookshop<\/a>)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><em>Small Spaces<\/em> by Katherine Arden (<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/34pRXVH\">Amazon<\/a> | Bookshop)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/the-conjuring-dvd-cover-68.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-759\" src=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/the-conjuring-dvd-cover-68-211x300.jpg\" alt=\"The Conjuring\" width=\"154\" height=\"220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/the-conjuring-dvd-cover-68-211x300.jpg 211w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/the-conjuring-dvd-cover-68-719x1024.jpg 719w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/the-conjuring-dvd-cover-68.jpg 1579w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 154px) 100vw, 154px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/hillhouse.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-4174\" src=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/hillhouse-242x300.jpg\" alt=\"The Haunting of Hill House\" width=\"177\" height=\"220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/hillhouse-242x300.jpg 242w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/hillhouse-150x186.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/hillhouse.jpg 522w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 177px) 100vw, 177px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/sinister.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-4233\" src=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/sinister-150x197.jpg\" alt=\"Sinister (movie)\" width=\"168\" height=\"220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/sinister-150x197.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/sinister-229x300.jpg 229w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/sinister.jpg 339w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 168px) 100vw, 168px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/31zalK4\"><em>The Conjuring<\/em><\/a> (movie)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2Thy0dr\">The Haunting of Hill House<\/a> (TV show)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3oloYKF\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><em>Sinister<\/em> <\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(movie<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>*\u00a0<em>Worst Bestsellers<\/em>\u00a0<em>is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/b?_encoding=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;linkCode=ur2&amp;node=1000&amp;site-redirect=&amp;tag=worstbests0e-20&amp;linkId=Z2A4ORUYFZJ4UA6Q\">Amazon.com<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>(But no pressure, we\u2019re also happy if you get these items from your local library or independent bookstore.)<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Here\u2019s what we suggest instead of\/in addition to reading Wait Till Helen Comes by Mary Downing Hahn. Listen to the podcast\u00a0to hear us talk about some of these titles in more depth!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[1269,1447,69,1960,140,363,1993,1791,514,1442,48,1992,30,1991,355,1974,1449,1990],"class_list":["post-4227","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-ra","tag-amy-lukavics","tag-betty-ren-wright","tag-brenna-yovanoff","tag-claribel-ortega","tag-dan-poblocki","tag-jonathan-auxier","tag-karen-strong","tag-katherine-arden","tag-kimberly-brubaker-bradley","tag-mary-downing-hahn","tag-readalikes","tag-reade-scott-whinnem","tag-readers-advisory","tag-sinister","tag-the-conjuring","tag-the-haunting-of-hill-house","tag-tracey-baptiste","tag-wait-till-helen-comes"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4227","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4227"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4227\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4240,"href":"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4227\/revisions\/4240"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4227"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4227"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4227"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}