Wait Till Helen Comes, the graphic novel, is a spooky, atmospheric tale about a girl named Molly who moves with her family from Baltimore to a secluded church-turned house nestled in the country. Molly has no interest in the paranormal so when she discovers a hidden graveyard in the woods near her home, she wants nothing to do with it. And when her stepsister, heather, begins sneaking off to the graveyard, talking to someone named 'Helen', and generally acting strange, she wants no part of that either. It's only when Molly begins to fear for Heather's life that she faces her fear to save her family.

I loved this book. I love a good ghost story and this had it all. Creepy house, creepy graveyard, a trip to the library to research on a ghost. There were moments that were genuinely creepy and had me a little spooked. I would have loved this book as a child. All that being said, the parents frustrated the life out of me. I didn't like how they moved to this new house with the intention of having Michael and Molly babysit Heather while they worked. It seems unfair to put those parental responsibilities on children, especially when the child being babysat is noticeably struggling and defiant. I also disliked how Molly was blamed for literally everything when she obviously was not the one to blame.

Overall though, I really enjoyed this book and I'm looking forward to reading more from this author! ( )

An excellent adaptation of the original novel - hopefully a whole new generation will discover this spooky ghost story. ( )

I thought the story was well-written. But be prepared: the levels of gaslighting the main character Molly went through were frustrating and almost unbearable. You can imagine how isolating it would feel to be a child whose parents actively ignore their feelings. That was scarier than the ghosts or the little demon child Heather. That parental neglection will be relatable to some children though. ( )

Creepy haunted House, an old cemetery and a ghost named Helen. What more could you want in a middle school graphic novel adaptation. This was one of my first books by this author and I really enjoyed it. The illustrations were very well done and went along nicely with the story. Thank you NetGalley for the arc. ( )

Wait till Helen comes is a modern classic that came out when I was still in middle school. I can remember us handing it around going “You have to read this” and read it I did. I was excited to see that these books are being made into graphic novels and enticing a whole new batch of kids into the dark and stormy world of Mary Downing Hahn. This story works much better than her novel “Took” in graphic novel. I’m not the biggest fan of the artwork. It seems a bit old-fashioned but overall, it works. While the graphic novel is wordy and heavy on the dialogue, the story is conveyed in such a way that you want to keep turning the pages I think the graphic novel is good, but the original book is better. ( )