PRAISE FOR HOUSE OF SECRETS "A breakneck, jam-packed, roller coaster of an adventure' - J. K. Rowling "an engrossing page-turner." - The Guardian "House of Secrets...serves up everything an eight to twelve year old reader could possibly want from an adventure." - Love Reading 4 Kids

For over twenty-five years, Chris Columbus has written, directed and produced some of the most successful box-office hits, which have established him as a major force in contemporary Hollywood filmmaking. As a writer, he launched his career with the legendary films Gremlins and Goonies. Columbus directed and produced the first two films in the blockbuster Harry Potter series and produced the third. More recently, Columbus has directed features such as the hit film Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief. As a director, Columbus has been at the helm of such films as Home Alone and Mrs. Doubtfire. Ned Vizzini is the author of It's Kind of a Funny Story (also a major motion picture), Be More Chill, Teen Angst? Naaaah..., and the forthcoming The Other Normals. He has written for The New York Times, The Daily Beast, and season 2 of MTV's Teen Wolf. His work has been translated into seven languages.