She Wanted to Be Haunted

If only I were haunted-I'd never be alone!

But look at me: I'm cheerful!

I've got to change my tone!

Clarissa the cottage is adorable . . . bright pink, with windows that wink, and flowers growing all around. But Clarissa doesn't want to be adorable—being cute is boring.

Couldn't she be like her father, a creepy castle home to vampires and crypts? Or like her mother, a witch's hut full ...