YA Outside the Lines

Welcome to YAOTL, Diana! Please tell us a bit about Ellen Poe. Ellen Poe is the story of a teen girl from Baltimore who has never believed her family's legends about being related to Edgar Allan Poe. That is, until she finds a coded journal in the basement of her family's historic townhouse. When she starts deciphering the writing in this journal, out pops the ghost of Edgar Allan Poe. Together, they use the clues in the journal to go on a thrilling treasure hunt around all the different landmarks of the city and the other cities where Poe once made his home. At the same time, Ellen is experiencing visions of murders similar to the ones she saw described in Poe's journal, visions that may have inspired some of his terrifying stories and even contributed to his mental health problems. To avoid the same tragic fate as the poet, Ellen has to figure out how these abilities work and solve the murders. Think one part National Treasure, one part Enola Holmes.  What first sparked t...