Overview
""Folks say Old Auntie takes a girl and keeps her fifty years-then lets her go and takes another one."" Thirteen-year-old Daniel Anderson doesn't believe Brody Mason's crazy stories about the ghost witch who lives up on Brewster's Hill with Bloody Bones, her man-eating razorback hog. He figures Brody's probably just trying to scare him since he's the new kid . . . a ""stuck-up snot"" from Connecticut. But Daniel's seven-year-old sister Erica has become more and more withdrawn, talking to her lookalike doll. When she disappears into the woods one day, he knows something is terribly wrong. Did the witch strike? Has Erica been ""took""? AUTHOR: Mary Downing Hahn, a former children's librarian, is the award-winning author of many popular ghost stories, including 'Wait Till Helen Come's, which is being adapted for film. An avid reader, traveller, and all-around arts lover, Ms. Hahn lives with her cat, Oscar. Visit her online at www.marydowninghahnbooks.com.
Full Product Details
Author: Mary Downing Hahn
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company
Imprint: HMH Books
ISBN: 9780544813106
ISBN 10: 0544813103
Pages: 272
Publication Date: 06 September 2016
Recommended Age: From 10 to 12 years
Audience:
Children/juvenile
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Children / Juvenile
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Available To Order
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Reviews
Horror fans and readers looking for a good scare will enjoy this creepy tale. School Library Journal Satisfyingly frightening. Publishers Weekly Hahn successfully reworks the recipe for those who still enjoy a good scare...a compelling addition to the Hahn collection of ghost stories. VOYA This creepy tale skillfully weaves in and honors the oral tradition of folklore, legends, and ghost stories. Horn Book Magazine Stalwart young readers who brave Daniel's telling are rewarded with a resolution that blends the mystical with the hopeful and creates community where once only fear and sorrow thrived. Booklist
-Horror fans and readers looking for a good scare will enjoy this creepy tale.---School Library Journal -Satisfyingly frightening.---Publishers Weekly -Hahn successfully reworks the recipe for those who still enjoy a good scare...a compelling addition to the Hahn collection of ghost stories.---VOYA -This creepy tale skillfully weaves in--and honors--the oral tradition of folklore, legends, and ghost stories.---Horn Book Magazine -Stalwart young readers who brave Daniel's telling are rewarded with a resolution that blends the mystical with the hopeful and creates community where once only fear and sorrow thrived.---Booklist
Horror fans and readers looking for a good scare will enjoy this creepy tale. School Library Journal Satisfyingly frightening. Publishers Weekly Hahn successfully reworks the recipe for those who still enjoy a good scare...a compelling addition to the Hahn collection of ghost stories. VOYA This creepy tale skillfully weaves in and honors the oral tradition of folklore, legends, and ghost stories. Horn Book Magazine Stalwart young readers who brave Daniel's telling are rewarded with a resolution that blends the mystical with the hopeful and creates community where once only fear and sorrow thrived. Booklist
Author Information
Mary Downing Hahn, a former children's librarian, is the award-winning author of many popular ghost stories, including Deep and Dark and Dangerous, The Old Willis Place, and Wait Till Helen Comes, recently adapted for film. She lives in Columbia, Maryland, with her two cats. Visit her website at www.marydowninghahnbooks.com.
