Holt Mcdougal Literature Interactive Reader - Grade 7

“It’s an old apartment, Leo,” he’d say, tapping the cracked surface with his knuckles. “Old things settle. They creak. It’s not a mystery.”

I ran upstairs and pressed the photo against the wall. “Eleanor?” I said. “Are you the one whispering?”

Do you agree with Leo’s dad? Is the wall just “old,” or is there something more? Why might Leo think differently?