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Tired of the rules that have bound them ever since "the bad thing happened," twelve-year-old Diana ignores her brother's warnings and befriends the daughter of the new caretaker, setting in motion a series of events that lead to an unforeseeable result.
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Review:
"Hahn is a master at...suspense....Kids will love this; it's just the right mix of chilling and thrilling." BOOKLIST Booklist, ALA
"The young characters...are sympathetic and believable...Spooky, but with an underlying sweetness." KIRKUS REVIEWS Kirkus Reviews
"Hahn's sure hand at haunting is evident...creepy and enjoyable...it'll need no ghostly assistance to fly off the shelves" BCCB Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books
"Masterfully constructed...taut, spooky, and fast-paced with amazingly credible, memorable characters...riveting...a story of friendship and redemption" School Library Journal, Starred
"a mystery intertwined with a ghost story...a delicate message of guilt, forgiveness, loyalty, and friendship...a satisfying ending." VOYA (Voice of Youth Advocates) "
"Hahn is a master at . . . suspense. . . . Kids will love this; it's just the right mix of chilling and thrilling."
--Booklist
"The young characters . . . are sympathetic and believable. . . . Spooky, but with an underlying sweetness."
--Kirkus Reviews
"Hahn's sure hand at haunting is evident . . . creepy and enjoyable . . . it'll need no ghostly assistance to fly off the shelves"
--The Bulletin
* "Masterfully constructed . . . taut, spooky, and fast-paced with amazingly credible, memorable characters . . . riveting . . . a story of friendship and redemption"
--School Library Journal, starred review
"A mystery intertwined with a ghost story . . . a delicate message of guilt, forgiveness, loyalty, and friendship . . . a satisfying ending."
--VOYA
About the Author:
"The young characters...are sympathetic and believable...Spooky, but with an underlying sweetness." KIRKUS REVIEWS Kirkus Reviews
"Hahn's sure hand at haunting is evident...creepy and enjoyable...it'll need no ghostly assistance to fly off the shelves" BCCB Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books
"Masterfully constructed...taut, spooky, and fast-paced with amazingly credible, memorable characters...riveting...a story of friendship and redemption" School Library Journal, Starred
"a mystery intertwined with a ghost story...a delicate message of guilt, forgiveness, loyalty, and friendship...a satisfying ending." VOYA (Voice of Youth Advocates) "
"Hahn is a master at . . . suspense. . . . Kids will love this; it's just the right mix of chilling and thrilling."
--Booklist
"The young characters . . . are sympathetic and believable. . . . Spooky, but with an underlying sweetness."
--Kirkus Reviews
"Hahn's sure hand at haunting is evident . . . creepy and enjoyable . . . it'll need no ghostly assistance to fly off the shelves"
--The Bulletin
* "Masterfully constructed . . . taut, spooky, and fast-paced with amazingly credible, memorable characters . . . riveting . . . a story of friendship and redemption"
--School Library Journal, starred review
"A mystery intertwined with a ghost story . . . a delicate message of guilt, forgiveness, loyalty, and friendship . . . a satisfying ending."
--VOYA
MARY DOWNING HAHN, a former children's librarian, is the award-winning author of many popular ghost stories, including Wait Till Helen Comes, which is being adapted for film. An avid reader, traveler, and all-around arts lover, Ms. Hahn lives in Columbia, Maryland, with her cat, Oscar. Visit her online at www.marydowninghahnbooks.com.
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- PublisherBrilliance Audio
- Publication date2009
- ISBN 10 1423381130
- ISBN 13 9781423381136
- BindingMP3 CD
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